Blakely Court Square Historic District

{{short description|Historic district in Georgia, United States}}

{{Use American English|date=January 2025}}

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{{Infobox NRHP

| name = Blakely Court Square Historic District

| nrhp_type = hd

| image = Blakely Courthouse Square.jpg

| caption =

| location = Bounded by Powell St., Smith Ave., and Church and Bay Sts., Blakely, Georgia

| coordinates = {{coord|31.377222|N|84.933889|W|display=inline,title}}

| locmapin = USA Georgia

| built =

| architect = Holman, H.L.; others

| architecture = Late Victorian, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals

| added = May 9, 2002

| area = {{convert|30|acre|ha}}

| refnum = 02000452{{NRISref|version=2010a}}

}}

The Blakely Court Square Historic District is a {{convert|30|acre|ha}} historic district in Blakely in Early County, Georgia which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.

The district is centered around the Early County Courthouse and is bounded by Powell St., Smith Ave., and Church and Bay Sts. It included 72 contributing buildings, two contributing structures, and two contributing objects. Additionally, it also included 21 non-contributing buildings and one non-contributing object.{{cite web|url={{NRHP url|id=02000452}}|title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Blakely Court Square Historic District |publisher=National Park Service|first=Steven |last=Moffson |author2=Paul Forgey |date=June 30, 2001 |accessdate=September 10, 2017}} With {{NRHP url|id=02000452|photos=y|title=33 photos from 1990}}.

It was deemed significant in the areas of architecture, community planning and development, politics/government and commerce. Its architectural landmarks include:

• Early County Courthouse (1905), neo-Classical
• United States Post Office (1937), Stripped Classical
• Blakely City Hall and Fire Department (1939), the Colonial Revival-style
• Early County Jail (1940), Art Deco
• two churches in Gothic Revival-style.