Metcalfe [sometimes incorrectly spelled “Metcalf”] is a tiny hamlet between Thomasville and the Florida line, established circa 1887 and linked for much of its history by the railroad that passed through here and the timber industry so active in the area. It was named for Dr. John Thomas Metcalfe (1818-1902), a New Yorker who spent his winters in Thomas County and tirelessly promoted the Thomasville area as a tourist haven. A post office was open from 1888-1955. For many years, these old storefronts were in a state of disrepair and their future was uncertain. The drive down from Thomasville on Magnolia Road & Metcalfe Road, passing through grand old longleaf pine plantations, is one of the most beautiful in the state.
Metcalfe Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
Corrected “previous comment” Now I see (Brian Brown) was information you added to Storefronts.
Brian – Stumbled across the bank pic above and realized it is more or less a duplicate of the Bank of Oakfield. I wonder if there are others. Fred GLeaton
It is very similar, indeed. I bet there are more. It was probably in a pattern book of some sort.
My grandmother Annie Kindred was born there. Her father W. P. Kindred helped to build the Methodist church there, and his wife Eva’s parents (Andrew and Annie Copeland Berry) also lived there, from at least the 1880s on.
jimmy kindred was my best friend. I grew up in Metcalf 1957.
It is great that the community has worked to make the older buildings restored. Wish lots more of South Georgia would have the Community to love it and restore the buildings.
The Bank of Metcalfe building now houses Dark Horse Armory, a thriving gunsmith and firearms shop. They use the original vault to lock up the guns at night.
https://www.facebook.com/DarkHorseArmory/
So glad to know locals have an interest in history and preservation.