National Register of Historic Places - Georgia (GA), Pulaski County

Pulaski County Georgia has 7 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include Pulaski County Courthouse, Hawkinsville City Hall-Auditorium, Hawkinsville Commercial and Industrial Historic District, Hawkinsville Public School and Merritt--Ragan House.

The famous person Dr. Robert Newsome Taylor is associated with one of more of the Pulaski County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Pulaski County places including W.R. Gunn, W.R. et al. Gunn, E.A. Burch and William Elliott Jr. Dunwoody. Prominent architectural styles found in Pulaski Country are Classical Revival, Colonial Revival and Greek Revival.

Hawkinsville City Hall-Auditorium (added 1973 - - #73000638)

Also known as Old Opera House

Lumpkin and Broad Sts. , Hawkinsville

Blastoids, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Gunn,W.R.

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation, Social History

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Government, Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Auditorium, City Hall, Theater

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Government, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

City Hall, Theater

More Information:

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Hawkinsville Commercial and Industrial Historic District (added 2004 - - #04001349)

Roughly bounded by Dooly, Broad, Houston, and 3rd Sts. , Hawkinsville

Benchmarkcomputer, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Burch, E.A., Gunn, W.R. et al.

Architectural Style:

Italianate, Romanesque

Area of Significance:

Community Planning And Development, Politics/Government, Industry, Commerce, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Private, Local, Federal

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Government, Landscape, Recreation And Culture, Social, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Business, City Hall, Department Store, Financial Institution, Professional, Restaurant, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Landscape, Recreation And Culture, Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Business, City Hall, Courthouse, Department Store, Professional, Restaurant, Specialty Store

More Information:

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Hawkinsville Public School (added 2008 - - #08000492)

Also known as Pulaski County Middle School, Hawkinsville High School

215 Warren St. , Hawkinsville

Bubba73, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Dunwoody, William Elliott Jr.

Architectural Style:

International Style, Colonial Revival

Area of Significance:

Social History, Education, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

School

Current Function:

Education

Current Sub-function:

School

More Information:

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Merritt--Ragan House (added 1991 - - #91001156)

316 Merritt St. , Hawkinsville

Bubba73, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1875-1899, 1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Pulaski County Courthouse (added 1980 - - #80001224)

Courthouse Sq. , Hawkinsville

Bubba73, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Economics, Law, Architecture, Communications

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Government, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Courthouse, Religious Structure

Current Function:

Government, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Courthouse, Religious Structure

More Information:

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St. Thomas African Methodist Episcopal Church (added 2000 - - #00001477)

401 N. Dooly St. , Hawkinsville

Blastoids, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Black, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure

Current Function:

Religion

Current Sub-function:

Religious Structure

More Information:

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Taylor Hall (added 1978 - - #78001000)

Kibbe St. , Hawkinsville

Bubba73, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Person, Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other, Greek Revival

Historic Person:

Taylor,Dr. Robert Newsome,et al.

Significant Year:

1836, 1825

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Social History

Period of Significance:

1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

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