Wooden grain elevators are rare in Georgia and this one in Alma has always been a favorite. It is now part of a larger structure that includes a church.
Grain Elevator, Alma
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Alma Exchange Bank, 1966
Locals sometimes call this drive-thru branch of the Alma Exchange Bank the Jetsons Bank for its Space Age appearance. The architecture is actually a style, popular in the 1950s and 1960s, known as Googie. This bank had a twin in Sylvester that has since been demolished. Recently, there has been some concern that this facility could be demolished, but I can’t verify anything beyond rumor. It’s a real landmark that Alma should attempt to preserve. Photographers from all over the country have visited and photographed it.
Mission Style Storefront, Alma
Shotgun Office Building, Alma
Barber Shop, Alma
This is an excellent example of an old time barber shop. I got my first haircut in a place like this.
Alma Depot, 1906
Built for use by a branch of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, Alma’s depot has played an integral role in the history of Bacon County. A local credit union, which later became the Alma Exchange Bank, was founded here in 1930 and was housed in the depot until 1939. Though some restoration has been done, the building is not being utilized today, as far as I can tell. Read more here.
National Register of Historic Places
Ideal Cleaners, Alma
This is located next door to the Bacon Lodge.
Silas Wheeler House, Bacon County
Stephen Dubberly shared this history of the house, via Richard Wheeler: The house is owned by Dr. Hank Wheeler; it was built by his grandfather, Silas Wheeler in the early 1900s.
Typical of pioneer log structures, the material is rough-hewn.
Mud chinking served as the insulation, but over time, much of this has disintegrated.
As seen here, the structure is actually two smaller log buildings set together to make a larger whole.
A nice old log barn survives (barely) on the property, as well.
Update: It has been reported that this house was dismantled in 2020.
Folk Art Roosters, Bacon County
These roosters, made of metal grating, were the highlights of an interesting yard.
Gable Front Farmhouse, Bacon County
This is located near Campground Methodist Church.
Vanishing Georgia: Photographs by Brian Brown 