Eleventh District A & M School-South Georgia College Historic District

Eleventh District A & M School--South Georgia College Historic District

Peterson Hall, one of the three original 1907 buildings
Location Roughly bounded by College Park Dr., Brooks & Tiger Rds., Douglas, Georgia
Area 48 acres (19 ha)
Built 1906 (1906)
Architect Bleckley, Haralson; Abreu & Robeson
Architectural style International Style, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
NRHP Reference # 10000274[1]
Added to NRHP May 21, 2010

The Eleventh District A & M School—South Georgia College Historic District is a part of South Georgia State College in Douglas, Georgia. Ten of its buildings are listed as contributing properties.[2]

History

The Eleventh District A & M School was one of the original eleven regional high schools created by the Georgia General Assembly in 1906. The school evolved into a junior collegeone of the first state-supported junior colleges in the state. It was named South Georgia State Junior College from 1927 to 1929, South Georgia State College from 1929 to 1936, South Georgia College from 1936 until sometime in the early 2010s, when it was named South Georgia State College again.

There are ten campus buildings built between 1907 and 1958 which are listed as contributing buildings. Three are Peterson Hall (originally the Academic Building), and original dormitories Davis Hall and Powell Hall. These all date from 1907 and were designed by the Atlanta architect Haralson Bleckley.

Contributing buildings

References

  1. ↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ http://168.20.183.97/president/departments/college_relations/documents/press_releases/10-06-18-Register.html SGSC website
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