New Albany Hotel

United States historic place

New Albany Hotel

U.S. National Register of Historic Places

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Location| 245 Pine St., Albany, Georgia
Coordinates| 31°34′43″N 84°9′12″W﻿ / ﻿31.57861°N 84.15333°W﻿ / 31.57861; -84.15333
Area| 0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built| 1925
Built by| Silverton Construction Co.
Architect| Raymond C. Snow
Architectural style| Georgian Revival
NRHP reference No.| 82002405[1]
Added to NRHP| June 17, 1982

New Albany Hotel is a historic hotel in Albany, Georgia added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. It is now being used as an apartment complex known as The Flats @ 249. It was previously being used as a senior living facility known as Albany Heights. It is located at 249 Pine Avenue. Sam Farkas, a World War II hero, was the hotel's manager.

Built in 1925, it a six-story Georgian Revival-style building. It is constructed of terra cotta blocks dressed with brick, upon a concrete and steel frame. Tapestry brick, in Flemish bond, sheathes the first five floors; Dutch Cross bond brick veneer sheathes the sixth floor.[2] It was designed by Atlanta architect Raymond C. Snow.[2]

It was deemed significant as "a good example of the early-twentieth century Georgian Revival-style commercial buildings found in small Georgia cities and as one of several Georgian Revival-style buildings built in Albany during this period. In terms of commerce, the hotel is significant as one of two major hotels built in Albany during the 1920's to accommodate travel needs generated by the railroads. In terms of local history, the hotel was a center of Albany social life during the 1920's and 1930's."[2]

## See also

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* Sam Farkas House
* National Register of Historic Places listings in Dougherty County, Georgia

## References

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1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. ^ a b c Carolyn Brooks (March 30, 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: The New Albany Hotel". National Park Service. Retrieved February 20, 2021. With accompanying 10 photos from 1981

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