Thomasville Landmarks
Preserving, Protecting and Promoting the Character of our Communities
2025-2026 Award of Notable Achievement Lori Weldon The Swan Cottage, located at 121 N. Love Street, was constructed by Maynita Arnold and her new husband John Hamilton Swann c. 1908. Though information in the 1910 census is unclear, there is reason to believe the Swans and Maynita Arnold’s mother, Emma Arnold, moved in during 1909. …
2025-2026 Award of Notable Achievement Craig Magleby 510 Young Street was constructed in 1891 as a vernacular-styled Victorian cottage. The house was badly damaged at the time of Mr. Magleby’s purchase – he notes a heavily damaged roof, extensive interior water damage, and ceilings which had been lowered from their original 10’ height. While many …
2025-2026 Award of Outstanding Achievement Tom & Karen Annexstad Constructed c. 1840, the house was integrated in the rehabilitation program Landmarks initiated in the Love Street and Warren Avenue neighborhood in 2014. The property has faced many challenges – division into 5 apartments, spending an extended period as a vacant property, and then damaged badly …
2025-2026 Special Award of Merit Richard & Shonda Orso This Victorian cottage was constructed in 1895 by banker William H. Rockwell. Erected as a modest, 4-room house, the property’s first expansion occurred in early-20th century when the kitchen, originally located in an outbuilding, was moved to the house’s interior. A shed roof porch was also …
2024 Achievement Award for a Contributing Addition to the Community Udi Artzi The Victoria is situated within the original Fletcherville community and consists of six newly designed residential properties. Working cooperatively with Thomasville’s Historic Preservation Commission, this collection of houses is constructed on the grounds of the former Gecko gardens and is located immediately behind …
2024 Miller-Jinright Award John & Tonia Streets Abandoned for more than 10 years, the cottage located at 320 East Calhoun Street was returned to residential use by John and Tonia Streets. Constructed in 1926, this 1,000 square foot residential property required in-kind replacement of all windows, installation of new systems, restoration of the house’s original …
2024 Miller-Jinright Award Dr. Craig Clark The Greek Revival Wright House was constructed in 1854 by the president of the local women’s college, and was purchased by Mr. Wright, mayor of Fletcherville and president of Thomasville National, in 1856. The house was maintained by members of the Wright family until the mid- 1970s and then …
2024-2025 Award of Stewardship Local historians believe that Long Pine Plantation’s antebellum Ponder House was constructed by African American master craftsmen, ancestors of Thomasville’s Henry Ossian Flipper, the nation’s first African American graduate of West Point. Work on the Ponder House included roof replacement, stabilization of the front porch, restoration of the building’s original flooring, …
Under the guidance of Landmarks, the vicarage at the Church of the Good Shepherd has received a new roof. In the fall of 2023, Landmarks nominated Church of the Good Shepherd to the Georgia Trust’s Places in Peril program, with Good Shepherd honored to receive this designation. From that success, Landmarks completed an Historic Structures …
2024-2025 Award of Stewardship Constructed in 1910 for Standard Oil’s John D. Archbold, Chinquapin Plantation was among Thomas County’s finest winter homes. New York architect AS Bell designed the property for entertaining and enjoyment of the outdoors. The property has been acquired by Greenwood and Chinquapin Properties who valued the property’s heritage and architectural wealth …
