Suzanne Bruce Warthen writes: This is the remaining part of Thomas Warthen and Brother General Merchandise Store. Originally it consist of three sections which were the size of the remaining structure and was two stories high. This was the flagship store as they had other stores in Georgia. This store was built in 1911 and replaced the old wooden store which was built by Thomas and Macon Warthen’s grandfather Richard Holliday Warthen. Macon Warthen was my grandfather.…[Macon and Thomas] built this store on the site of the original store owned by their grandfather so a Warthen General Store stood on this site for almost 200 years.
Warthen Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
This is the remaining part of Thomas Warthen and Brother General Merchandise Store. Originally it consist of three sections which were the size of the remaining structure and was two stories high. This was the flagship store as they had other stores in Georgia. This store was built in 1911 and replaced the old wooden store which was built by Thomas and Macon Warthen’s grandfather Richard Holliday Warthen. Macon Warthen was my grandfather.
Thanks so much, Suzanne. I will incorporate this information in the post as soon as possible.
Thank you Brian. My grandfather and his brother Thomas built this store on the site of the original store owned by their grandfather so a Warthen General Store stood on this site for almost 200 years.