The Quitman Historic District is a 417-acre (169 ha) historic district located in Quitman, Georgia. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]
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| Location | US 84, Quitman, Georgia |
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| Area | 417 acres (169 ha) |
| Built | 1859 |
| Architectural style | Mixed (more Than 2 Styles From Different Periods) |
| NRHP reference No. | 82002388[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 8, 1982 |
The district contains late 19th and early 20th century brick buildings in the commercial district and mainly wood-frame homes from various periods and styles in the residential area. The streets are laid out in a grid with several central parks. It includes 900 contributing buildings.[2]
Four of the buildings are civic buildings in the commercial center of Quitman:
- Brooks County Jail (1884), on Madison Street, an Eclectic Romanesque-style small brick building, separately NRHP-listed
- Quitman City Hall, 220 E. Screven Street, in an 1887 two-masonry opera house building,
- Brooks County Courthouse (1859), separately NRHP-listed, and
- U.S. Post Office building[2]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b Haley Blanchard, Reba Mason, and Richard Cloues (April 15, 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: or Registration: Quitman Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved January 22, 2017.
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