Georgia Architectural and Historic Properties Survey of Quitman [375] 202 W. Screven, Valdosta, Ga. December 1980
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Authors
Smith and Bartholomew
Issue Date
1980
Type
Text
Image
Image
Language
en_US
Keywords
Historic buildings , Lowndes County Historical Society (Lowndes County, Ga.) , Real property surveys , Brooks County (Ga.) , Quitman (Ga.)
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Abstract
Georgia Architectural and Historic Properties Survey of Quitman [375] 202 W. Screven, Valdosta, Ga. December 1980. Two story rectangular plan with flat roof and brick siding. Sash windows with 6/6 lights. Transom over door. 2nd story veranda. Good condition. Date of Construction: c. 1880. One of the oldest buildings in Quitman - the Brooks Co. Library was housed in the second floor and the Quitman Free Press was on the first floor. Cost $1,000 dollars to build. Includes hand hewn timbers and bricks fired in local kilns. Mrs. A. J. Rountree was president of the library association until 1920. Significant architecturally. Very unusual type of architecture for this area. Significant as part of a potential National Register historic district, along Screven St., and north and south of it, including the commercial area.
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1 electronic record and assets. Digitized from originals. 1 PDF. 2 scans. 1 photograph. 2400 DPI TIF. 300 DPI 4x6 JPG. 1.64 MB (1,725,826 bytes).
Citation
Publisher
South Georgia Area Planning and Development Commission
License
IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED.