Eatonton Historic District
Eatonton Historic District | |
 Putnam County Courthouse | |
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| Location | Most of town centered around courthouse and city hall, Eatonton, Georgia |
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| Coordinates | 33°19′50″N 83°23′17″W / 33.33056°N 83.38806°W |
| Area | 275 acres (111 ha) |
| Architect | Multiple |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival, Queen Anne, Victorian |
| NRHP reference No. | 75000605[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 13, 1975 |
The Eatonton Historic District in Eatonton, Georgia is a 275 acres (111 ha) historic district which is centered around the Putnam County Courthouse and the city hall, and includes most of the town. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975; the listing included 60 contributing buildings.[1]
Eatonton was incorporated as a town in 1809 and became a city in 1879.[2]
The district includes:
- Putnam County Courthouse (1905-1906), the third courthouse built on its site
- Napier-Reid-Bronson House (1824), formerly the Eagal Tavern, a two-story frame house with fluted doric columns supporting its wraparound porch (added in 1850)
- Slade-Dunn House (c.1850) about which has been written: "Greek Revival architecture seems to have reached a certain classic perfection" in this house.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Eatonton Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved March 8, 2018. With 22 photos from 1975.
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