Blakely Historic District
The Blakely Court Square Historic District is a 30 acres (12 ha) historic district in Blakely in Early County, Georgia which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.
The district is centered on the Early County Courthouse and is bounded by Powell St., Smith Ave., and Church and Bay Sts. It included 72 contributing buildings, two contributing structures, and two contributing objects. It also included 21 non-contributing buildings and one non-contributing object.
It was deemed significant in the areas of architecture, community planning and development, politics/government and commerce. Its architectural landmarks include:
- Early County Courthouse (1905), neo-Classical
- United States Post Office (1937), Stripped Classical
- Blakely City Hall and Fire Department (1939), the Colonial Revival-style
- Early County Jail (1940), Art Deco
- two churches in Gothic Revival-style.
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Moffson, Steven; Paul Forgey (June 30, 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Blakely Court Square Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved September 10, 2017. With 33 photos from 1990.
External links
Media related to Blakely Court Square Historic District at Wikimedia Commons
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