Colquitt Town Square Historic District

The Colquitt Town Square Historic District in Colquitt, Georgia is a 16-acre (6.5 ha) historic district that included 35 contributing buildings when it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1] The district includes the historic courthouse square and buildings on all four sides of it.[2]

Colquitt Town Square Historic District
The former Colquitt Theater, in 2013, also known as Hunter Theater
Colquitt Town Square Historic District is located in Georgia
Colquitt Town Square Historic District
LocationCuthbert, 1st, College, and Main Sts., Colquitt, Georgia
Area16 acres (6.5 ha)
Architectural styleEarly Commercial, Late Victorian
NRHP reference No.83000237[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 31, 1983
Miller County Courthouse

The original, historic courthouse was destroyed by fire in the 1970s, and a replacement courthouse, the Miller County Courthouse stands in its stead, on the square. This courthouse does not itself contribute to the history of the district.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b Richard Cloues (February 22, 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Colquitt Town Square Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved February 10, 2017. with 12 photos from 1982