
Thanks to Julie Bridges for the identification. She writes: I walked many days to this little store. The Ushers were a nice family.

Thanks to Julie Bridges for the identification. She writes: I walked many days to this little store. The Ushers were a nice family.

The South Georgia Conference of the United Methodist Church notes: The March 16, 1888, edition of the True Citizen weekly newspaper talked about the community “agitating the idea of building a church at the Cut.” This agitation was the beginning of Green’s Cut UMC. During the early months of 1901, construction was underway and the first services were held on March 31, 1901. Mr. Herrington taught the first Sunday school class and Rev. Francis McCullough officiated at the worship services. On November 17, 1901, the church was officially organized by Mr. H. C. Reese, Mr. W. E. Usher, and Mr. L. P. Rogers appointed as trustees. Mr. Reese also acted as steward and Mrs. Annie Rowell was Sunday school superintendent. A deed for the property was recorded on November 24, 1902, by Henry C. and Carrie Bell Syms Reese for the sum of five dollars.
According to newspaper articles and courthouse records, the present sanctuary was built from 1909-1910, with the parsonage built around the same time. On November 18, 1909, H. C. Reese and Carrie Bell Syms Reese deeded an additional acre of land to be used for the parsonage. The True Citizen newspaper noted on February 26, 1910, “The new church building at Green’s Cut has been completed and services will be held in it next Sunday”. Rev. Theo Pharr was pastor at this time.

This Spanish Colonial/Mission Revival home, built circa 1917 for George Steadman, is one of the most architecturally unique in Waynesboro.
Waynesboro Historic District, National Register of Historic Places

This home is typical of the eclectic styles of the early 20th century, being essentially a Georgian cottage with Neoclassical and Colonial Revival elements.
Waynesboro Historic District, National Register of Historic Places

Though not evident in the front facade, this is a Georgian cottage, as revealed in the second photograph.

Real estate listings date the house to 1900, but I believe it’s of earlier construction, perhaps 1870s.
Waynesboro Historic District, National Register of Historic Places

This home was built for Alvin Neely in the early 1900s.

This row of historic commercial storefronts is known as Old Waynesboro.
Waynesboro Historic District, National Register of Historic Places

Burke County’s historic antebellum courthouse is actually the fourth to serve the county. A log cabin built in 1773 first served this purpose, followed by a wooden courthouse built in 1777. After it burned in 1825, temporary facilities were used until a third courthouse was built in 1856. It burned soon thereafter and was replaced by this structure in 1857. Expansions in 1899 by architect L. F. Goodrich gave the courthouse its present appearance. To accommodate population growth, an annex (pictured below) was completed by the Public Works Administration in 1940.

Waynesboro Historic District, National Register of Historic Places

Waynesboro Historic District, National Register of Historic Places

Rob White writes: The white building just visible on the left side of the photo was once Chance & Hopkins Chevrolet. The “ghost’ of the lettering is still visible on one of the showroom windows. On the right end was a filling station that operated as a gas station until some point in the late 80’s and into the 90’s.
Waynesboro Historic District, National Register of Historic Places