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Guyton Historic District

Coordinates: 32°20′07″N 81°23′34″W / 32.335278°N 81.392778°W / 32.335278; -81.392778
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Guyton Historic District
Guyton Historic District is located in Georgia
Guyton Historic District
Guyton Historic District is located in the United States
Guyton Historic District
LocationBounded by city limits on the E, S, and W, and Alexander Ave., on the N, Guyton, Georgia
Coordinates32°20′07″N 81°23′34″W / 32.335278°N 81.392778°W / 32.335278; -81.392778
Area250 acres (100 ha)
ArchitectMultiple
NRHP reference No.82002408[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 30, 1982

The Guyton Historic District is a 250-acre (100 ha) historic district in the city of Guyton, Georgia. It is bounded by the city limits on the east, south, and west, and Alexander Ave. on the north, and it includes 136 contributing buildings and one other contributing structure.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. It was deemed significant

as a relatively well preserved rural community that developed along the railroad tracks during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Its founding and growth illustrate traditional locational and community planning theories. Because it was readily accessible to Savannah, it became an early example of a "bedroom community" for commuter businessmen and professionals. Its architecture reflects many of the prevailing design principles and construction practices of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.[2]: 4 

References

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Richard Cloues (August 13, 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Guyton Historic District". National Park Service. with 34 photos from 1981
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