Birdwood (Thomasville, Georgia)

	Birdwood
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Birdwood, 2019
Location	Millpond Rd. and Pinetree Blvd., Thomasville, Georgia
Coordinates	30°48′54″N 83°57′52″W / 30.815°N 83.964444°W
Area	17.2 acres (7.0 ha)
Built	1932
Architect	Shepard & Stearns
Architectural style	Colonial Revival, Georgian Revival
NRHP reference No.	86000917
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] It is now part of Thomas University, now named Forbes Hall.

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ ^a ^b ^c Kenneth H. Thomas, Jr. (February 10, 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Birdwood". National Park Service. Retrieved April 8, 2017. With 16 photos from 1985.

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[nrhpdoc-2] Kenneth H. Thomas, Jr. (February 10, 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Birdwood". National Park Service. Retrieved April 8, 2017. With 16 photos from 1985.

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