- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Serial:
- Lapham-Patterson House state historic site.
- Title:
- Lapham-Patterson House state historic site
- Creator:
- Georgia. Division of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Sites
- Contributor to Resource:
- Georgia. Division of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Sites.
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia Dept. of Natural Resources, Division of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Sites, 2006
- Date of Original:
- 2006
- Subject:
- Parks--Georgia--Thomasville
Historic buildings--Georgia--Thomasville - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Thomas County, Thomasville, 30.83658, -83.97878
- Medium:
- state government records
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Title from caption
- External Identifiers:
- Call Number GA N200.P2 S1 L3 2006
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_y-ga-bn200-pp2-bs1-bl3-b2006
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_y-ga-bn200-pp2-bs1-bl3-b2006
- Language:
- eng
- Holding Institution:
- University of Georgia. Map and Government Information Library
- Rights:
-
House.-111.-- Lapham-Patterson
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FACILITIES
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I APHAM PXITERSON
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This south Ge:irgia house museum is a one-of-a kind buil::ling. Built between 1884-85 as a winlBr ,cottage for C. W. Lapham, a survi1,0r of the g.,at Ch i:ag:, fi0>, the house was well equippe:I w~h ~ own gas ligh1ing sys!Qm, ho1 and cold
running water, ind:or plumbing and mo:lem cbsets. Having suffere:l lung damage as a result of being trappe:I in a burning buil::ling, Lapham came to 1he bus11ing R>Sort 1own of Thomasville for~ sup~ therapeutic mitJ-winter climate and pin~soente:J air.
It is presume:! the strange cottage was desgne:l to ma!.a itas healthy and safe as possible for the Lapham family. The0> are no rQht angles in lhe cottage, and nothing is centered or symmetrical. The 19 rooms have 45 cbors and 53 wincbws. A remarkable double-flue chimney w~h a walk-th10ugh stainvay and cantilevere:J balcony exemplify 1he skill of~ coaato~ and the ooncem for safety in case of fire. Due to its outstanding archite:tural sQnifr.a.noe, the Lapham-Patterson Housie was namEd a NatOnal Historic Landmark in 1975. The Laphams sokJ their winter house in 1894, and~ was resotJ to James Patterson in 19::>5. The Pattersons remained in i:o,ssessOn until 1970.
Located at 626 N. Dawson Street in Thomasville, Ga.
NEARBY ATTRACTIONS
The Big Oak Pebble Hill Plantation Seminole State Park -
camping
Thomas County Historical Society Museum
Hardy Bryan House Rose Garden
HOURS
Tuesday-Saturday 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday 2-5:30 p.m. Closed Monday (except holidays), Thanksgiving, Christmas Day
and New Year's Day. Closed Tuesday when open Monday. Guided tours only. 45-minute tours start on the hour.
Last tour at 4 p.m. Group rates available with advance notice. Picnic area and bus parking available.
INFORMATION
Lapham-Patterson House State Historic Site 626 N. Dawson Street, Thomasville, GA 31792 229-225-4004
Georgia State Parks and Historic Sites 2 MLKJr. Drive, Suite 1352 Atlanta, GA 30334 404-656-2770
www.gastateparks.org
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