I photographed this building in 2013. It was razed by 2018.
Cordele Commercial Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
Cordele Shoe Shop
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First National Bank Building, 1889, Cordele
Located at the corner of 7th Street and 11th Avenue, just a few steps from the pool room, is the oldest surviving brick commercial building in Cordele. Originally a bank, it’s best known today as the former home of Gainey’s Drug Store.
Cordele Commercial Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
McCollum Building, Cordele
This iconic commercial structure is located in the derelict historic district just west of Georgia Highway 41. Dr. William W. McCollum was a prominent dentist in Cordele. It represents a transitional Victorian style common at the turn of the last century; many structures featuring these whimsical turrets survive, but the turret is often absent after renovation.
Cordele Commercial Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
Mt. Olive Church, Cordele
Thanks to Michael Pittman for the identification.
Cordele Drive-In, 1960s, Crisp County
Long abandoned, the Cordele Drive-In was once operated by R. T. Moody and was constructed in the mid-1960s. According to Fred Gleaton, another drive-in, which closed around 1960, was located south of town and later became the fairgrounds.
Hall-and-Parlor Farmhouse, Crisp County
Haw Pond School, Crisp County
As the views from both sides illustrate, the old Haw Pond Schoolhouse (located beside Hawpond Baptist Church) is in bad shape any way you look at it. Unfortunately, I can find no history of the school or the community.
It’s not a traditional one-room schoolhouse in that there is a small foyer in the front, a room in the middle, and finally the classroom at the rear. With the two front doors, I’m wondering if it was perhaps also used as the church at some time.
This appears to have been the classroom.
This is an anteroom to the classroom; it may have been partitioned after the initial construction.
Update: As of 2021, this structure has nearly collapsed and won’t be around long.
Oak Grove Missionary Baptist Church, Circa 1904, Crisp County
This African-American church is located off Georgia Highway 90 near the Hatley community. Other than having been told that this was a black congregation, I spent over ten years trying to identify this church. Thanks to a post to my Vanishing Georgia group on Facebook by Tony Cantrell, I am now confident that it is the original home of the Oak Grove Missionary Baptist Church, which is now known as New Oak Grove Missionary Baptist and located in Cordele. That church was established in 1940, so perhaps this was used by another congregation from 1904 until that date.
Titan I Missile, Cordele
A relic of the Cold War, this Titan I Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) stands nearly 100 feet tall beside I-75 at Cordele. Local Rotary Club president John S. Pate, Jr., requested the surplus missile be dismantled and flown to nearby Warner Robins Air Force Base. From there it was delivered by truck to its present site. It was also given the dubious distinction of being named Confederate Air Force Launch Pad No. 1.
Hatley United Methodist Church, 1926, Crisp County
