| Butler Downtown Historic district | |
| Nrhp Type: | hd |
| Nocat: | yes |
| Built: | 1852 |
| Architecture: | Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Modern Movement |
| Added: | January 12, 2005 |
| Mpsub: | Georgia County Courthouses TR (AD) |
| Refnum: | 04001466 |
The Butler Downtown Historic District is a historic district in Butler, Georgia that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1]
It includes 46 contributing buildings, and also contributing are one site and two other structures (one a Conferate monument).[1]
The Taylor County Courthouse (see accompanying photos #1, #2, #6, #9, and #14) is central in the district. It was designed by Frederick Roy Duncan, was built in 1935, and was separately NRHP-listed in 1995.[1]
The district has three historic gas stations (see photos #10, #11, and #12), which is unusual for a small town or any historic district.[1]
The town's Masonic Lodge (1920; also known as Fickling Lodge; see photo #16), at 20 West Main St., is a two-story brick building with a parapet wall. It has "limestone Art Deco motifs at the corners and along the beltcourse."[1] with a parapet; it has limestone Art Deco elements at corners and in the beltcourse. It is the meeting hall for Fickling Lodge #129 F&AM, and a contributing building in Butler Downtown Historic District.[2]
On Ivey Street are two landmarks: