R. F. Strickland Company
R. F. Strickland Company is a historic general store business in Concord, Georgia. The company's records from 1887 to 1914 are held by Emory University.[2] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 26, 1982. It is located at Railroad Street and McLendon Street.
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| Location | Railroad and McLendon Sts., Concord, Georgia |
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| Coordinates | 33°5′28″N 84°26′22″W |
| Area | 3 acres (1.2 ha) |
| Built | 1907 |
| Built by | Gresham Manufacturing Co. |
| NRHP reference No. | 82002458[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 26, 1982 |
The building was the center of the Strickland company empire, consisting of Strickland family farms and over three hundred tenant farms on, at one time, over 30,000 acres (12,000 ha) of land.[3]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- R. F. STRICKLAND (FIRM : CONCORD, GA. records, 1887-1914 Emory University, Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library, Atlanta, Georgia
- Carolyn Brooks (June 16, 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: R. F. Strickland Company". National Park Service. Retrieved February 4, 2017. with 19 photos from 1981
External links
- Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library, Emory University: R.F. Strickland (Firm : Concord, Ga.) records, 1887-1914
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