Lapham-Patterson House
Historic house in Florida, US in Thomasville, Georgia. Built 1884 by Tudor Rommerdal. Added to the National Register in 1970, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
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.
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The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | 626 N. Dawson St., Thomasville, GA |
| County | Thomas County |
| Listed | Aug 12, 1970 |
| Reference number | 70000868 |
| Built | 1884 |
| Architect | Tudor Rommerdal |
| Type of place | single-family detached home, heritage site, historic house museum |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark, National Register of Historic Places contributing property |
| Contributing resources | 1 buildings |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | 626 N. Dawson St., Thomasville, GA |
| Website | gastateparks.org/LaphamPattersonHouse ↗ |
| Coordinates | 30.84630, -83.98295 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Jimmy Carter National Historical Park · 86 mi · on Park Atlas |
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Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 70000868. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.