Though I haven’t identified it yet, I would guess this structure dates to the late 19th or early 20th century. Like much of Statesboro’s historic downtown, it has been renovated for modern use.
East Main Commercial Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
This is a photo of the old bus station where the Greyhound buses came in to town to pick up passengers. Back in the day the front and right side of the building was “open-air” so that the buses could pull under the overhanging part of the building. The old train depot was to the right, across the street from the bus station. I rode the Nancy Hank from Statesboro to Dover (and back) from there. It costs 50¢ for the round-trip train ride. To the left of the building is where the NicNac Grill was located. It was not in this building as the OP stated.
It’s def the (former, may it rest in peace) Nic Nac, but before that it was the Union Bus Station-1959 Polk City Directory. Statesboro was quite the big deal in its time. -By 1901 it was served by three rail lines; in 1903 it was the biggest inland market for sea island cotton.- paraphrased from c 1990s pamphlet on Downtown Statesboro issued by the Stsboro C&VB.
Ok. I tend to be like a dog with a bone when there’s a mystery afoot. I Google around some and came across a reference to Dr. Presley’s book about Statesboro. It had a lot of info about quite a few of the buildings you photographed in Statesboro. It might be worth checking out. If at any time you get a real itch to dig deeper into Statesboro architecture, let me know. I live in Augusta now, but I have a lot of family and friends in Statesboro. I’d be glad to help. This kind of stuff intrigues me.
I *think* this is where the Nic Nac Grill used to be. I’ll check with my ‘Boro friends and see if they have any insight.
Thanks, Jennifer.
From my friends who have better memory than I: at one point the building was used as a carpet store, and before that, a Goodwill. The Nic Nac is the red brick building seen to the left. And, your guess to the age seems to be correct, as it is of the same style as the old Buggy and Wagon store.
Hope that helps some!
It’s a lot of help! 🙂