Quitman Historic District
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
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- 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.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) with 76 photos from 1981
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