Hawkinsville Commercial and Industrial Historic District
National Register of Historic Places

Hawkinsville Commercial and Industrial Historic District

Hawkinsville, Pulaski County, Georgia
Listed
December 13, 2004
Type
District
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
04001349

About this property

The Hawkinsville Commercial and Industrial Historic District is a historic district in Georgia, United States that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004. The district includes the Pulaski County Courthouse (1874) and the Hawkinsville Opera House (1907), which are both listed separately on the National Register. The layout of the commercial center of the town is on the Augusta plan, in which the courthouse is located on a main street rather than upon a central square. It includes 92 contributing buildings, four other contributing structures, one contributing site and one contributing object. It also includes 38 non-contributing buildings and two non-contributing objects.

Location

Hawkinsville, Pulaski County, Georgia
32.28501, -83.46745

Categories

ARCHITECTURECOMMERCEINDUSTRYCOMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENTPOLITICS/GOVERNMENT
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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Nearby Historic Sites

Hawkinsville City Hall-Auditorium
Industrial
0.2 mi
Pulaski County Courthouse
Industrial
0.2 mi
R. J. Taylor Memorial Hospital
Industrial
0.3 mi
Merritt-Ragan House
Industrial
0.4 mi
St. Thomas African Methodist Episcopal Church
Industrial
0.4 mi

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When was Hawkinsville Commercial and Industrial Historic District listed on the National Register?

Hawkinsville Commercial and Industrial Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 13, 2004.

What type of historic resource is Hawkinsville Commercial and Industrial Historic District?

Hawkinsville Commercial and Industrial Historic District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Hawkinsville Commercial and Industrial Historic District?

The period of significance for Hawkinsville Commercial and Industrial Historic District is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1907.

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