A fire destroyed much of the commercial district of Quitman in 1897. The building on the right dates to 1898, indicating it was among many businesses rising from the devastation the following year.
Quitman Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
Filed under --BROOKS COUNTY GA--, Quitman GA
Though the Brooks County Courthouse is generally noted as having been built in 1859, that date is misleading. Construction began that year, but due to the Civil War and the death of contractor Charles H. Remington in 1862, the courthouse was not completed until 1864. It was extensively remodeled in 1892 by the firm of Bruce & Morgan, in the Italian Renaissance Revival style.
National Register of Historic Places
Filed under --BROOKS COUNTY GA--, Quitman GA
Quitman Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
Filed under --BROOKS COUNTY GA--, Quitman GA
This is one of the largest homes in the historic district.
Quitman Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
Filed under Quitman GA
Quitman Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
Filed under --BROOKS COUNTY GA--, Quitman GA
Terry Miller writes that though founded in 1898, this is not the original location of the church.
Quitman Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
Filed under --THOMAS COUNTY GA--, Quitman GA
Located just behind the courthouse, this church with its beautiful and unusual copper dome is a real architectural gem for Quitman and South Georgia.
Quitman Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
Filed under --BROOKS COUNTY GA--, Quitman GA
