Hand Trading Company | Pelham, GA

Originally constructed in 1914, the 52,000-square-foot Hand Trading Company Building is a historic downtown Pelham landmark once known as South Georgia’s largest “cradle-to-grave” department store. The brick-and-concrete structure features a flat-slab system supported by large concrete columns. Redeveloped in 2019 using historic tax credits, the building was adaptively reused as a mixed-income multifamily development with ground-floor retail, providing 54 one-, two-, and three-bedroom units. The project preserved key historic elements, including in-place window restoration and the careful documentation and recreation of the iconic domed ceiling mural, blending historic character with contemporary residential use.