Henry Bartow Ehrlich (1849-1929) came to Bainbridge from Germany in 1871, to take over the business of his brother, Abraham, who had been wounded in the Civil War and later died as a result of those wounds. In addition to a booming merchandising business, Mr. Ehrlich was a founder and first president of the Citizens Bank & Trust Company. This was the first home in Decatur County with electricity and one of the finest surviving Queen Annes in South Georgia. Thanks to Sarah Gail Ehrlich Hytowitz, the great-granddaughter of the builder, for the identification.
Evan Thibeault shared this: According to a front page article in the March 31, 1898 Bainbridge Democrat, the superintendent of construction of this house was W. H. Carr, who was, at the time of the article, handling the design and construction of the “Belcher Block” on the northwest corner of Broad and Water Streets. The article mentions the Ehrlich house being under construction and was to cost $5000! It was to be “two stories, with all modern improvements and conveniences, steel ceilings, plate glass windows, etc. and will be the finest in the city.”
Bainbridge Residential Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
Vanishing Georgia: Photographs by Brian Brown 
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It was briefly owned by Dr. Teofilo Cometa around 1980. He bought it after seeing an article about the house in “Brown’s Guide to Georgia.” After attempting to renovate it, he moved to another city.
According to a front page article in the March 31, 1898 Bainbridge democrat, the superintendent of construction of this house was W. H. Carr, who was, at the time of the article, handling the design and construction of the “Belcher Block” on the northwest corner of Broad and Water Streets. The article mentions the Ehrlich house being under construction and was to cost $5000! It was to be “two stories, with all modern improvements and conveniences, steel ceilings, plate glass windows, etc. and will be the finest in the city.”
This home was built by my Great Grandfather, H. B. Ehrlich and was the first home in the county wired for electricity. My father, Bert Ehrlich was born there in 1913.
Did he own a store that sold whiskey or medical whiskies?