All that remains of this old grocery store is the external shell and a small section of a sign on which the words “Perkins Gro” are barely readable. The orientation of the side walls is very angular, as opposed to the normal straight-sided template.
Though this house of the hip-roof vernacular style once common throughout South Georgia, the front is a bit more formal, with hints of Neoclassical symmetry.
Many of Brooklet’s historic downtown storefronts have been restored or well maintained and Parker Street continues to be the commercial heart of the town.
This historic school has been restored as a residence.
I first though this was a church, but after a suggestion from a friend who lives nearby I’m inclined to think that it was a schoolhouse. After reviewing the Educational Survey of Bulloch County (1915), there are a few possibilities. Sadly, it is beyond repair.
It’s hard to imagine a time when little stores like this one could be found scattered throughout the countryside. As people became more mobile, though, the need for them vanished. To find one in this condition is rare. It was possibly a commissary.
