Madison Historic District, Historic district in Madison, Georgia, US.

Madison Historic District covers 356 contributing buildings, three structures, four objects and three sites listed in 1974 and enlarged in 1990. Its landmarks include the 1905 Beaux Arts Morgan County Courthouse of brick and limestone by J. S. Golucke and Company, the 1839 brick Georgian Bonar Hall, the circa-1849 Greek Revival Carter-Newton House, and the 1895 Romanesque Revival red brick Madison Graded School.

Madison's historic district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974, and its boundaries were enlarged in 1990 to take in 356 contributing buildings, three other structures, four objects and three sites. Its landmarks span from Heritage Hall, built in 1811 and moved on logs in 1909, to the 1905 Beaux Arts Morgan County Courthouse of brick and limestone by J. S. Golucke and Company.

Madison's name honours President James Madison, and the district's houses carry family names still attached to them: Bonar Hall, built by cotton magnate John Byne Walker and Eliza Fannin in 1839, and the Carter-Newton House, home to the Carter and Newton families since 1868. Heritage Hall, moved on logs pulled by horses and mules in 1909, has run as a house museum since 1977.

You can find parking in several spots throughout the area and explore on foot at your own pace. Guided tours are available if you want to learn more about specific buildings and their stories.

Heritage Hall was moved 200 feet in 1909 to make way for a Methodist church: the whole house was lifted onto logs and hauled by horses and mules. Stephen Turnell turned it into a Traveler's Inn in 1923, and since 1977 it has run as a house museum open daily.