Birdwood (Thomasville, Georgia)

Birdwood
Location Millpond Rd. and Pinetree Blvd., Thomasville, Georgia
Coordinates 30°48′54″N 83°57′52″W / 30.815°N 83.964444°W / 30.815; -83.964444Coordinates: 30°48′54″N 83°57′52″W / 30.815°N 83.964444°W / 30.815; -83.964444
Area 17.2 acres (7.0 ha)
Built 1932
Architect Shepard & Stearns
Architectural style Colonial Revival, Georgian Revival
NRHP Reference # 86000917[1]
Added to NRHP May 2, 1986

Birdwood is a 17.2 acres (7.0 ha) estate in Thomasville, Georgia. Its main building is a two-story mansion built in 1931-1932 in then-popular Georgian Revival style at the center of what was a 48-acre property.[2]

The mansion is basically U-shaped in plan, with a two-story colonnade connecting across the ends.[2]

It was built for William Cameron Forbes (1870-1959) of Boston, Massachusetts, "as a seasonal residence and a place to practice and play polo in the winter." Forbes was a grandson of Ralph Waldo Emerson and served as a diplomat for the United States, including serving on the Philippine Commission and as governor general in the Philippines for presidents T.R. Roosevelt and Taft.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 3 Kenneth H. Thomas, Jr. (February 10, 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Birdwood" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved April 8, 2017. With 16 photos from 1985.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.