Category Archives: Charing GA

Cross-Gable House, 1911, Charing

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I believe this cross-gable house, with Neoclassical features, was owned by one of the Rogers brothers, who built the block of stores across the road. A RootsWeb article notes that both brothers had homes built in Charing around the time (1911) they built their stores. There’s another similar house near the site of the stores. Since Charing was a very small community, it’s likely the owners would have wanted to be near their businesses and since the dates match, I’m making a preliminary identification. If anyone knows more, please get in touch.

Charing, Georgia

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I made these photographs in 2010. These structures all date to circa 1911. Charing, which was only incorporated as a town from 1912-1915, was originally known as Flem, for Flem Garrett, the son of Will Garrett, an early resident. The Flem post office was open from 1896-1909 but when the railroad line was run through this location, three miles west of Flem, the business of the town relocated here and was required by the Post Office Department to change its name. The railroad chose Charing, after the London location, Charing Cross. The Charing post office remained open until 1975.

The structure pictured above appears to have been a warehouse of some kind.

This store was owned by Lewis Watson and also housed the Charing post office. I believe it was one of three [one no longer extant] originally owned by the Rogers brothers.

As of late 2020, these structures are gone.

 

Colonial Bread Screen Doors, Charing

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