The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Sylvester was platted in 1893. The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Sylvester as a town in 1898.
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Sylvester, decade by decade
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No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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CommonsUS82WB, Sylvester city limit2024
CommonsSylvester city limit, GA313SB2018
CommonsGA313SB End2018
CommonsOver the road Christmas decorations, US822017
CommonsOver the road Christmas decorations, US82 Sylvester 22017
CommonsGA256 end at GA332017
CommonsSignage in Front2015
CommonsWoolard Hotel, Sylvester, Ga2011
CommonsGAMap-doton-Sylvester2005National Register of Historic Places
5 historic places in Sylvester
Sylvester has 5 listings on the National Register, and they protect 68 historic buildings, because Sylvester Commercial Historic District alone counts 46.
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In Georgiaby listings · the typical town has 1
5places listed3 buildings · 2 districts
0National Historic LandmarksNone here yet
68historic buildings protectedcounting each building in a district
1980first listedWorth County Local Building · newest: Sylvester Commercial Historic District (Boundary Increase), 2002
Where they are
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BuildingsDistricts
Architectural styles
From each listing’s National Archives record · 4 of 5 name a style
When they were listed
The Register began in 1966. Sylvester’s busiest decade was the 1980s.
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Listed 1980Worth County Local Building
Listed 1980Worth County Courthouse
Listed 1987Sylvester Commercial Historic District
Listed 1996US Post Office-SylvesterListed 2002Sylvester Commercial Historic District (Boundary Increase)National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · styles from the National Archives catalog · photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
From Wikimedia Commons (9) and the National Register (3). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.