National Register of Historic Places

Butler, James And Clara, House

Blakely, Early County, Georgia
Listed
January 11, 2002
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
01001430

About this property

The James and Clara Butler House, at 418 College St. in Blakely, Georgia, was built around 1890. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. It is a one-story, frame, Folk Victorian-style, Georgian cottage. It has a steep side-gable roof. It was expanded before the 1930s by the addition of a two-room ell, and further additions were made to the left rear, to the right side, and to the rear, between 1937 and 1950. It was deemed notable as a good example of a Folk Victorian-style Georgian cottage. It was one of only two such houses identified in a survey of historic houses in Blakely. The NRHP nomination states:The house retains its original exterior character-defining features including the Folk Victorian details of the porch with its chamfered posts, scrollwork, unusual wainscoting, and balustrade; sidelights and transom; scrolled bargeboard in the gable ends; and gable things [sic]. As defined in Georgia's Living Places: Historic Houses in Their Landscaped Settings, the house retains its Georgian cottage plan with two rooms flanking a center hall with interior chimneys between each pair of rooms. The Georgian cottage was the most popular and long-lived house type in Georgia, with the greatest concentration built between 1850 and 1890. The house also retains its interior features including original wood walls, ceilings, floors, doors, and two original mantels.

Location

418 College St.
Blakely, Early County, Georgia
31.37912, -84.94077

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Nearby Historic Sites

Blakely Court Square Historic District
Modern
0.4 mi
Early County Courthouse
Industrial
0.4 mi
Kolomoki Mounds
Listed
6.1 mi
Coheelee Creek Covered Bridge
Industrial
9.5 mi
Arlington Methodist Episcopal Church, South
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13.3 mi

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When was Butler, James And Clara, House listed on the National Register?

Butler, James And Clara, House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 11, 2002.

What type of historic resource is Butler, James And Clara, House?

Butler, James And Clara, House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Butler, James And Clara, House is recorded as the industrial era.

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