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Welcome to Americus. The \"postcard tour\" will take you through downtown, using historic postcards from the early 20th Century as portals between past and present. Built on agriculture and straddling two railroads, Americus was the eighth-largest city in Georgia in 1900. Almost all of the landmark buildings in the downtown historic district were—at the time—recent construction. The maturation of the cityscape coincided with the rise of postcards sold as affordable communication, souvenirs, and promotional images for city boosters.

Whether Americus is home or you are a first time visitor, come along and follow in the footsteps of photographers, residents, and visitors and learn about the city’s history. Free parking is available in the public lot behind Sweet Georgia Baking Company. Please be aware of traffic, pedestrian laws, and the possibility of uneven sidewalks. This tour is approximately 1/2 mile in length.

This tour is brought to you by the Sumter Historic Trust with grant support from Georgia Humanities.

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Stop 8. South Jackson Street.

The Carnegie Library is the location of the first and second public libraries in Americus. The first building—a wooden structure—came to Americus in 1879. Three decades later, the old library building became a Sunday School annex of the First Presbyterian Church (completed in 1884), and construction began on a new library. This was one of 1,679 library buildings funded by Andrew Carnegie between 1886 and 1919. It served as a public library until 1976 when Jimmy Carter dedicated the Lake Blackshear Regional Library.

The public parking lot, like the corner of Forsyth and Cotton Avenue, has lost its historic fabric. One of the important buildings here was the Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA), finished one year before the Carnegie Library. Its original function lasted for little more than a decade. It became first the Prather Clinic and then the Smith-Wise Clinic until it was demolished in 1977. The cornerstone remains at the site.

Thank you for tagging along on the Postcard Tour. Check out the other tours offered by the Sumter Historic Trust.

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Stop 7. Cotton Avenue and Lamar Streets.

Looking west from this corner we can see the current courthouse. Between here and there are a series of “Rylander” buildings, including the Rylander Ford dealership built in 1916 by Sam Stevens, an African American “boss carpenter” who constructed many fireproof commercial and residential buildings. Habitat for Humanity's international Headquarters is now located there.

There is also the Art Deco-style Rylander Theatre, built in 1921. Opened as a vaudeville theatre, it showed its first talking movie in 1929. During the Great Depression, Jimmy Carter and his childhood friend, Alonzo Davis, would take the train from Archery to Americus and then walk down Lamar Street to catch a show at the Rylander. After closing in the mid-20th century, it was restored in the 1990s and had a grand re-opening in 1999.

Note the continuity between past and present in the postcard showing Harris Hardware and the Empire Bank Building.

At this intersection, a mob numbering in the hundreds lynched William Redding, an African American, on June 21, 1913. For additional information on this tragic event, please see the “An Americus Lynching” series in the Americus Times-Recorder from 2020.

Follow the direction of traffic on Lamar Street to Jackson Street, then cross both Jackson and Lamar Street. The last tour stop will be adjacent to the public parking lot on Jackson Street.

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Stop 6. Cotton Avenue and Forsyth Streets.

The only postcard view of this corner shows the route you have already covered. The Sheffield Hardware store is visible in the middle of the photograph, but most of the buildings in this postcard are either gone or are unrecognizable today.

This section of town was as important to the city as anywhere else in the early twentieth century. There were cotton warehouses, wholesale grocery stores, and hotels on the street. Perhaps more than any other street in downtown Americus, this corner shows the loss of historic fabric that came amid the changing economy of the twentieth century and urban renewal programs.

Continue south on Cotton Avenue to the corner of Lamar Street.

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Stop 5. Forsyth and Jackson Streets

Facing the direction you have walked, the building on the northeast corner is the location of the Sheffield Hardware Store that operated for nearly a century. This renovation—like the Windsor Hotel—was one of the major preservation success stories of the late-20th Century.

Facing south, the main postcard view shows both the Windsor Hotel and–in another hint at who was selling these postcards—the old bookstore where the tour began.

In addition to another view of the Windsor Hotel, this corner also shows the “Barlow Block” of businesses on the western side of Jackson Street. Fire destroyed this block—twice. The first fire destroyed a Confederate hospital in the fall of 1864. Two decades later, another fire destroyed all the buildings on this block—except for the ones at the northern and southern ends that were protected by firewalls. The loss included “Barlow House,” a hotel owned by Elizabeth Jarrett Barlow. By the end of the year, Elizabeth Barlow had rebuilt the entire block. A replica of the balcony was finished in 2022.

Follow the direction of traffic on Forsyth Street to the corner of Cotton Avenue to continue the tour.

",32.07322619,-84.23397265,[294,295],"Stop 5. Forsyth and Jackson StreetsFacing the direction you have walked, the building on the northeast corner is the location of the Sheffield Hardware Store that operated for nearly a century. This renovation—like the Windsor Hotel—was one of the major preservation success stories of the late-20th Century. Facing south, the main postcard view shows both the Windsor Hotel and–in another hint at who was selling these postcards—the old bookstore where the tour began. In addition to another view of the Windsor Hotel, this corner also shows the “Barlow Block” of businesses on the western side of Jackson Street. Fire destroyed this block—twice. The first fire destroyed a Confederate hospital in the fall of 1864. Two decades later, another fire destroyed all the buildings on this block—except for the ones at the northern and southern ends that were protected by firewalls. The loss included “Barlow House,” a hotel owned by Elizabeth Jarrett Barlow. By the end of the year, Elizabeth Barlow had rebuilt the entire block. A replica of the balcony was finished in 2022.Follow the direction of traffic on Forsyth Street to the corner of Cotton Avenue to continue the tour.",[129,291,292,293,276,276],{"_75":289,"_126":-5,"_127":290},[],"Jackson Street, c. 1908","https://api.opentour.site/georgia-humanities/v4/public/media/r9i99e7aqjxu9qb6djltkabau7hm?variant=desktop","jackson-and-forsyth","lee-and-forsyth-streets","lee-and-forsyth-streets-continued",{"_98":307,"_95":23,"_126":-5,"_135":308,"_137":-5,"_138":-5,"_139":309,"_141":310,"_36":311,"_144":145,"_146":147,"_148":309,"_149":-5,"_150":151,"_75":289,"_153":-5},{"_98":296,"_95":134,"_126":-5,"_135":297,"_137":-5,"_138":-5,"_139":298,"_141":299,"_36":300,"_144":145,"_146":147,"_148":298,"_149":-5,"_150":151,"_75":301,"_153":-5},739,614,"16287950870.jpeg",{"_154":302,"_156":303,"_158":304,"_160":305,"_162":306},838,"Forsyth and Jackson Streets showing the clothing and dry goods store of Chas. L. Ansley, c. 1920","https://api.opentour.site/georgia-humanities/v4/public/media/aqme7p1nqekc0ix5wulum8nijvui","https://api.opentour.site/georgia-humanities/v4/public/media/aqme7p1nqekc0ix5wulum8nijvui?variant=mobile","https://api.opentour.site/georgia-humanities/v4/public/media/aqme7p1nqekc0ix5wulum8nijvui?variant=tablet","https://api.opentour.site/georgia-humanities/v4/public/media/aqme7p1nqekc0ix5wulum8nijvui?variant=desktop","https://api.opentour.site/georgia-humanities/v4/public/media/aqme7p1nqekc0ix5wulum8nijvui?variant=lqip",740,626,"16287951141.jpeg",{"_154":312,"_156":313,"_158":314,"_160":290,"_162":315},839,"https://api.opentour.site/georgia-humanities/v4/public/media/r9i99e7aqjxu9qb6djltkabau7hm","https://api.opentour.site/georgia-humanities/v4/public/media/r9i99e7aqjxu9qb6djltkabau7hm?variant=mobile","https://api.opentour.site/georgia-humanities/v4/public/media/r9i99e7aqjxu9qb6djltkabau7hm?variant=tablet","https://api.opentour.site/georgia-humanities/v4/public/media/r9i99e7aqjxu9qb6djltkabau7hm?variant=lqip",269,"Lee and Forsyth Streets",{"_36":275,"_66":276,"_75":277},4,{"_36":397,"_66":398,"_75":399},"103 W Forsyth St, Americus, GA 31709, USA","

Stop 4. Lee and Forsyth Streets

Americus in the early 20th Century was an economic force in Georgia. The four-story building across the street, completed in 1899, was originally Planter’s Bank. It was, in the 1890s, one of six banks in the city.

Further west on Forsyth is the ornate Thornton Wheatley building. Designed to advertise what the Americus Construction Company could build, the 1892 “Pythian Castle” contained an eclectic mix of features replicated elsewhere in the city. And, to show the company’s speed, construction took only about six months.

As you follow the direction of traffic down Forsyth Street, you will pass the Glover Opera House marked by a two-door entrance on the second floor.

When you get to the next intersection, cross both Jackson and Forsyth streets.

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When you get to the next intersection, cross both Jackson and Forsyth streets.",[129,332,292,292],{"_75":330,"_126":-5,"_127":331},[],"Planters Bank and Confederate Statue","https://api.opentour.site/georgia-humanities/v4/public/media/liobce5kvttrmoz1cm00m5i92piw?variant=desktop","lee-and-forsyth",{"_98":386,"_95":319,"_126":-5,"_135":387,"_137":-5,"_138":-5,"_139":388,"_141":389,"_36":390,"_144":-5,"_146":391,"_148":388,"_149":366,"_150":392,"_75":330,"_153":-5},{"_98":373,"_95":145,"_126":-5,"_135":374,"_137":-5,"_138":-5,"_139":375,"_141":376,"_36":377,"_144":206,"_146":378,"_148":375,"_149":-5,"_150":379,"_75":380,"_153":-5},{"_98":361,"_95":145,"_126":-5,"_135":362,"_137":-5,"_138":-5,"_139":363,"_141":364,"_36":365,"_144":-5,"_146":147,"_148":363,"_149":366,"_150":136,"_75":367,"_153":-5},{"_98":348,"_95":238,"_126":-5,"_135":349,"_137":-5,"_138":-5,"_139":350,"_141":351,"_36":352,"_144":206,"_146":353,"_148":350,"_149":-5,"_150":354,"_75":355,"_153":-5},{"_98":338,"_95":187,"_126":-5,"_135":136,"_137":-5,"_138":-5,"_139":339,"_141":340,"_36":341,"_144":145,"_146":147,"_148":339,"_149":-5,"_150":151,"_75":342,"_153":-5},734,"16287788623.jpeg",{"_154":343,"_156":344,"_158":345,"_160":346,"_162":347},833,"Forsyth Street looking West from Lee Street, c. 1910","https://api.opentour.site/georgia-humanities/v4/public/media/5l4qyeotq4o7pudnw41foc4m1g2p","https://api.opentour.site/georgia-humanities/v4/public/media/5l4qyeotq4o7pudnw41foc4m1g2p?variant=mobile","https://api.opentour.site/georgia-humanities/v4/public/media/5l4qyeotq4o7pudnw41foc4m1g2p?variant=tablet","https://api.opentour.site/georgia-humanities/v4/public/media/5l4qyeotq4o7pudnw41foc4m1g2p?variant=desktop","https://api.opentour.site/georgia-humanities/v4/public/media/5l4qyeotq4o7pudnw41foc4m1g2p?variant=lqip",723,506,"16287747391.jpeg",{"_154":356,"_156":357,"_158":358,"_160":359,"_162":360},822,203,270,"Courthouse showing street artists' work for sale. 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Stop 3. Lee Street

Before the federal building became the municipal building and the welcome center, the municipal complex was on the east side of Lee Street. The third courthouse—completed in 1887 for $40,000—stood at the next corner where Citizens Bank is today. Its clock had dials on four sides to make it visible from all directions.

Two-hundred feet behind the courthouse stood the county jail, a brick building completed in 1892–the same year as the Windsor Hotel and built by the same architect, Gottfried Leonard Norrman. Both the Victorian courthouse and jail were demolished in November 1959.

What remains of the municipal complex is part of the original city hall—except the watertower. It, too, came to Americus in the early 1890s. The fire department and the city police used the first floor. The mayor and city council used the second floor. The third floor was a grand room capable of hosting 1,000 people. In 1896, Eugene V. Debs, then president of the American Railway Union and longtime socialist political leader, gave a speech about labor to a crowded audience in this room and stayed in the Windsor Hotel.

Continue north on Lee Street and cross Forsyth Street to continue the tour.

",32.07249338,-84.23265856,[414,415],"Stop 3. Lee StreetBefore the federal building became the municipal building and the welcome center, the municipal complex was on the east side of Lee Street. The third courthouse—completed in 1887 for $40,000—stood at the next corner where Citizens Bank is today. Its clock had dials on four sides to make it visible from all directions. Two-hundred feet behind the courthouse stood the county jail, a brick building completed in 1892–the same year as the Windsor Hotel and built by the same architect, Gottfried Leonard Norrman. Both the Victorian courthouse and jail were demolished in November 1959.What remains of the municipal complex is part of the original city hall—except the watertower. It, too, came to Americus in the early 1890s. The fire department and the city police used the first floor. The mayor and city council used the second floor. The third floor was a grand room capable of hosting 1,000 people. In 1896, Eugene V. Debs, then president of the American Railway Union and longtime socialist political leader, gave a speech about labor to a crowded audience in this room and stayed in the Windsor Hotel. Continue north on Lee Street and cross Forsyth Street to continue the tour.",[129,398,398],{"_75":412,"_126":-5,"_127":413},[],"Sumter County Courthouse showing the jail, c. 1910","https://api.opentour.site/georgia-humanities/v4/public/media/ujmxfxugm7llpdd95mrcba48osjr?variant=desktop",{"_98":429,"_95":23,"_126":-5,"_135":136,"_137":-5,"_138":-5,"_139":430,"_141":431,"_36":432,"_144":145,"_146":147,"_148":430,"_149":-5,"_150":151,"_75":412,"_153":-5},{"_98":416,"_95":134,"_126":-5,"_135":417,"_137":-5,"_138":-5,"_139":418,"_141":419,"_36":420,"_144":206,"_146":421,"_148":418,"_149":-5,"_150":422,"_75":423,"_153":-5},813,464,"16424598377.jpeg",{"_154":424,"_156":425,"_158":426,"_160":427,"_162":428},919,185,247,"Courthouse, c. 1906","https://api.opentour.site/georgia-humanities/v4/public/media/qooxc84cs5ju46xyfm7w2wehmlsl","https://api.opentour.site/georgia-humanities/v4/public/media/qooxc84cs5ju46xyfm7w2wehmlsl?variant=mobile","https://api.opentour.site/georgia-humanities/v4/public/media/qooxc84cs5ju46xyfm7w2wehmlsl?variant=tablet","https://api.opentour.site/georgia-humanities/v4/public/media/qooxc84cs5ju46xyfm7w2wehmlsl?variant=desktop","https://api.opentour.site/georgia-humanities/v4/public/media/qooxc84cs5ju46xyfm7w2wehmlsl?variant=lqip",812,"16424597672.jpeg",{"_154":433,"_156":434,"_158":435,"_160":413,"_162":436},918,"https://api.opentour.site/georgia-humanities/v4/public/media/ujmxfxugm7llpdd95mrcba48osjr","https://api.opentour.site/georgia-humanities/v4/public/media/ujmxfxugm7llpdd95mrcba48osjr?variant=mobile","https://api.opentour.site/georgia-humanities/v4/public/media/ujmxfxugm7llpdd95mrcba48osjr?variant=tablet","https://api.opentour.site/georgia-humanities/v4/public/media/ujmxfxugm7llpdd95mrcba48osjr?variant=lqip",268,"near-lamar-and-lee-streets","Near Lamar and Lee Streets",{"_36":397,"_66":398,"_75":399},{"_36":494,"_66":495,"_75":496},"110 W Lamar St, Americus, GA 31709, USA","

Stop 2. Near Lamar and Lee Streets

The buildings along Lamar Street have long been important to the city’s commercial life. In 1912, for instance, this block had a drug store, a furniture store, an undertaker, a tailor, a barber, a general store, a hardware store, and even a cigar factory.

The large brick building on the north side of Lamar Street, now the municipal building, the mayor’s office, and the welcome center, came to Americus in 1910 as a two-story federal building. If it reminds you of a post office, well, it served as the city’s post office for half a century. When a third-floor came in 1933, the federal building also served Americus and southwest Georgia as a federal courthouse.

Americus promotional literature in the 1890s boasted about the city’s good water. Not only did it have a centrally located water tower with a 80,000-gallon capacity, it also had an artesian well. “The use of artesian well,” the city’s promotional literature stated, “coming from a depth of 800 to 1,200 feet, and originating in the mountains, has radically changed the health conditions of this whole section, where its use is now become general; and chills, fever and malaria have long since disappeared, and almost perfect health is enjoyed by everybody in Americus in consequence.”

Across the intersection, the brick building at the northeast corner represented changing modes of transportation locally and nationally in the early twentieth century. In 1910, there was still a livery stable—a large stable for horses—on that block. By the 1920s, there was still an adjacent livery stable, but the corner had become a car dealership. A trolley line ran down Lee Street.

Cross the street to continue the tour. You’ll stop just on the east side of the old federal building.

",32.07211131,-84.23299124,[455,456,457,458],"Stop 2. Near Lamar and Lee StreetsThe buildings along Lamar Street have long been important to the city’s commercial life. In 1912, for instance, this block had a drug store, a furniture store, an undertaker, a tailor, a barber, a general store, a hardware store, and even a cigar factory. The large brick building on the north side of Lamar Street, now the municipal building, the mayor’s office, and the welcome center, came to Americus in 1910 as a two-story federal building. If it reminds you of a post office, well, it served as the city’s post office for half a century. When a third-floor came in 1933, the federal building also served Americus and southwest Georgia as a federal courthouse. Americus promotional literature in the 1890s boasted about the city’s good water. Not only did it have a centrally located water tower with a 80,000-gallon capacity, it also had an artesian well. “The use of artesian well,” the city’s promotional literature stated, “coming from a depth of 800 to 1,200 feet, and originating in the mountains, has radically changed the health conditions of this whole section, where its use is now become general; and chills, fever and malaria have long since disappeared, and almost perfect health is enjoyed by everybody in Americus in consequence.” Across the intersection, the brick building at the northeast corner represented changing modes of transportation locally and nationally in the early twentieth century. In 1910, there was still a livery stable—a large stable for horses—on that block. By the 1920s, there was still an adjacent livery stable, but the corner had become a car dealership. A trolley line ran down Lee Street. Cross the street to continue the tour. You’ll stop just on the east side of the old federal building.",[129,453,454,454,438],{"_75":451,"_126":-5,"_127":452},[],"Post Office, Lamar Street, c. 1910","https://api.opentour.site/georgia-humanities/v4/public/media/48qcl1k7px76w6vjggz0zd0xmt7q?variant=desktop","lamar-and-lee","near-lamar-and-lee-street",{"_98":487,"_95":23,"_126":-5,"_135":136,"_137":-5,"_138":-5,"_139":488,"_141":489,"_36":361,"_144":145,"_146":147,"_148":488,"_149":-5,"_150":151,"_75":451,"_153":-5},{"_98":478,"_95":134,"_126":-5,"_135":136,"_137":-5,"_138":-5,"_139":479,"_141":480,"_36":416,"_144":145,"_146":147,"_148":479,"_149":-5,"_150":151,"_75":481,"_153":-5},{"_98":469,"_95":206,"_126":-5,"_135":136,"_137":-5,"_138":-5,"_139":470,"_141":471,"_36":256,"_144":145,"_146":147,"_148":470,"_149":-5,"_150":151,"_75":472,"_153":-5},{"_98":459,"_95":319,"_126":-5,"_135":136,"_137":-5,"_138":-5,"_139":460,"_141":461,"_36":462,"_144":145,"_146":147,"_148":460,"_149":-5,"_150":151,"_75":463,"_153":-5},724,"16287749202.jpeg",{"_154":464,"_156":465,"_158":466,"_160":467,"_162":468},823,"Lamar Street (looking west), c. 1910","https://api.opentour.site/georgia-humanities/v4/public/media/fc551pbv05kf97mupxw1inpkfc1d","https://api.opentour.site/georgia-humanities/v4/public/media/fc551pbv05kf97mupxw1inpkfc1d?variant=mobile","https://api.opentour.site/georgia-humanities/v4/public/media/fc551pbv05kf97mupxw1inpkfc1d?variant=tablet","https://api.opentour.site/georgia-humanities/v4/public/media/fc551pbv05kf97mupxw1inpkfc1d?variant=desktop","https://api.opentour.site/georgia-humanities/v4/public/media/fc551pbv05kf97mupxw1inpkfc1d?variant=lqip",716,"16287745767.jpeg",{"_154":473,"_156":474,"_158":475,"_160":476,"_162":477},"Public Fountain in downtown Americus","https://api.opentour.site/georgia-humanities/v4/public/media/z4xsup903sofjai9n0sqez25ao8h","https://api.opentour.site/georgia-humanities/v4/public/media/z4xsup903sofjai9n0sqez25ao8h?variant=mobile","https://api.opentour.site/georgia-humanities/v4/public/media/z4xsup903sofjai9n0sqez25ao8h?variant=tablet","https://api.opentour.site/georgia-humanities/v4/public/media/z4xsup903sofjai9n0sqez25ao8h?variant=desktop","https://api.opentour.site/georgia-humanities/v4/public/media/z4xsup903sofjai9n0sqez25ao8h?variant=lqip",714,"16287745674.jpeg",{"_154":482,"_156":483,"_158":484,"_160":485,"_162":486},"Post Office and Artesian Well, c. 1910","https://api.opentour.site/georgia-humanities/v4/public/media/h3n2lxijmvklr4qfk71r7cyr5he2","https://api.opentour.site/georgia-humanities/v4/public/media/h3n2lxijmvklr4qfk71r7cyr5he2?variant=mobile","https://api.opentour.site/georgia-humanities/v4/public/media/h3n2lxijmvklr4qfk71r7cyr5he2?variant=tablet","https://api.opentour.site/georgia-humanities/v4/public/media/h3n2lxijmvklr4qfk71r7cyr5he2?variant=desktop","https://api.opentour.site/georgia-humanities/v4/public/media/h3n2lxijmvklr4qfk71r7cyr5he2?variant=lqip",715,"16287745721.jpeg",{"_154":490,"_156":491,"_158":492,"_160":452,"_162":493},"https://api.opentour.site/georgia-humanities/v4/public/media/48qcl1k7px76w6vjggz0zd0xmt7q","https://api.opentour.site/georgia-humanities/v4/public/media/48qcl1k7px76w6vjggz0zd0xmt7q?variant=mobile","https://api.opentour.site/georgia-humanities/v4/public/media/48qcl1k7px76w6vjggz0zd0xmt7q?variant=tablet","https://api.opentour.site/georgia-humanities/v4/public/media/48qcl1k7px76w6vjggz0zd0xmt7q?variant=lqip",267,"jackson-and-lamar-streets","Jackson and Lamar Streets",{"_36":437,"_66":438,"_75":439},"134 W Lamar Street, Americus, GA","

Stop 1. Jackson and Lamar Streets

All historic buildings have layers that people—and time—put down. They come as new paint, occupants, demolitions, and additions. Some layers are invisible. Sometimes they're gentle and sometimes they're destructive.

In the early twentieth century, this building at the southeast corner was a series of bookstores. First it was Holliday’s Bookstore. In addition to books, Holliday's Bookstore also sold early black-and-white as well as colorized postcards of the city. Many of the postcards you will see on this tour were sold out of this store. When Hightower's Bookstore replaced Holiday's in the 1910s, it also sold toys. The Americus Times-Recorder published children's letters to Santa beginning in 1913, and children often mentioned specific items for sale at Hightower's Bookstore.

Across the street is the Windsor Hotel, built in 1892. It was not the first building located there. In fact, for the first fifty years, that entire city block was the courthouse square. The Georgia Legislature created Sumter County, named after the last-surviving American general from the Revolutionary War, in 1831 from lands ceded to the United States by the Muscogee Nation in the controversial Second Treaty of Indian Springs in 1825. Americus—because of its central location—became the county seat in 1831, but until the arrival of the railroad in the 1850s, most commercial activity in the county took place at the county’s eastern edge on the Flint River. The first courthouse—a wooden structure—was completed in the 1830s. It stood until the construction of a two-story brick courthouse in 1853.

In 1890, a few years after the completion of another new courthouse east of the city square, construction began on what became the single-most photographed building of the city. Designed by Swedish-born architect Gottfried Leonard Norrman, the Windsor Hotel came to Americus in an era when northern tourists began spending winters in Florida. Americus was a stopover on that rail journey.

In the early twentieth century, visitors to the hotel included Vice President Thomas Marshall in 1917 and New York gubernatorial candidate Franklin D. Roosevelt. Joseph \"Shoeless Jo\" Jackson briefly managed a pool hall while playing for the Americus baseball team in 1923.

Follow direction of traffic on Lamar Street to your next stop about ¾ of the way to the intersection of Lamar and Lee streets.

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