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Stevens Street Historic District

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419 North Stevens St
419 North Stevens St

The Stevens Street Historic District is a 175 acres (71 ha) historic district in Thomasville, Georgia. It is located one block northwest of Thomas County Courthouse. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001. It was noted to be "an intact African-American neighborhood that developed in Thomasville, Thomas County following the end of the Civil War." It then included 341 contributing buildings and three contributing structures, as well as 83 non-contributing structures.Especially significant buildings include the Clay Street YMCA and the Recreation Center at 404 West Calhoun Street.

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Stevens Street Historic District
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Oak Street 679
31792
Georgia, United States
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419 North Stevens St
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Lapham–Patterson House
Lapham–Patterson House

The Lapham–Patterson House is a historic site at 626 North Dawson Street in Thomasville, Georgia. The house, built between 1884-85 as a winter cottage for businessman C.W. Lapham of Chicago, is a significant example of Victorian architecture. It has a number of architectural details, such as fishscale shingles, an intricately designed porch, long-leaf pine inlaid floors, and a double-flue chimney. Inside, the house was well-appointed with a gas lighting system, hot and cold running water, indoor plumbing, and modern closets. Its most significant feature is its completely intentional lack of symmetry. None of the windows, doors, or closets are square. The house is a Georgia Historic Site and is also a National Historic Landmark, designated in 1973 for its architecture. It is also a contributing building in the National Register-listed Dawson Street Residential Historic District. The three-story structure has a mellow-yellow exterior with brick-red roof and chimneys. At the core of the house is a hexagonal-shaped room. There are at least 50 exits; Mr. Lapham had been in the Great Chicago Fire and subsequently became paranoid about being trapped in a burning building. The house was deliberately constructed slightly askew to take advantage of sunlight entering the third floor during the Spring and Fall Equinoxes. Within is a gentlemen's parlor with a small stage featuring a stained-glass window in the center. In the fretwork outside the room over the balcony are animal and amorphous shapes cut into the wood. In the center is a cutout of what is presumably the head of Mrs. O'Leary's cow. During the Spring and Fall Equinoxes the patterns are projected by sunlight onto the floor through the glass. The total effect is that, in the center of the stained glass window's colorful pattern on the floor, the shadow of the cow's head can be seen. Mr. Lapham was a Quaker.