Historic Attractions
Historic Tour Highlights
Restored to its 1902 glory, this pristine Neoclassical residence serves as the Valdosta
Junior Service League’s headquarters. Available for private and community functions.
The Dosta Theatre was built where two stores were lost to fire and opened the spring of
1941. The Art Moderne-style building is reflective of the sobering Depression, stripped
of most ornamentation with an obsession with streamlining and speed. Glass blocks,
portholes and curved corners celebrate cruise liners and the automobile age. Presently
the home of Theatre Guild-Valdosta.
This Neoclassical structure built in 1898 was the former home of U.S. Senator William S.
West and is Valdosta’s most well-known landmark. The house is named for its semicircular
portico supported by 13 massive Doric columns,
representing each original American
colony. It was preserved by the Garden
Club of Valdosta in 1951 and is
now the Garden Center. The estate’s
grounds boast beautiful test gardens,
an octagonally built schoolhouse,
a quaint chapel, and a small activity
room with a stage. Tours Mon.–Fri.,
2–5 p.m. and by appointment.
11 Valdosta-Lowndes County Conference Center and Tourism Authority