This was restored by the Vienna Historic Preservation Society and is now used as the Vienna Cultural Center.
Vienna Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
Prince of Peace Episcopal Church, 1903, Vienna
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Shady Grove C. M. E. Church, 1911, Drayton
The foundation stone reads: Shady Grove, C. M. E. Church, Draton [misspelled] , Ga. Built Sept. 1911 By Reverend R. M. Mathews. Pastor, Rev. Lee O’ Neal; L. H. Holsey, D. D.; Bishop C. M. Cross; Committee G. W. McKenzie, J. F. Key, T. F. Little, Tom Jones. The Christian Methodist Episcopal Church was founded in 1870 with the support of the leaders of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South.
Drayton United Methodist Church, 1840, Dooly County
Regarding this history of Drayton Methodist, the South Georgia Conference of the United Methodist Church notes: When this church was built, Drayton, in Dooly County, was a village of several stores, saloon, post office, and courthouse. In 1840, the present church was built with land deeded in 1848. Mrs. Temlie Brooks recalled that as a nine-year-old in the 1800s, she attended regularly sitting in the balcony. When the church for black members was built across Turkey Creek, the same preacher served both churches for a time. Today, asbestos siding protects the outside, electric lights replace the two kerosene lamps, (one for the preacher, the other for the people) and the pump organ is silent.
Drayton Baptist Church, Dooly County
This congregation was established in 1854 as Shiloh Baptist Church. It was renamed Drayton Baptist Church in 1889.
Historic Storefronts, Pinehurst
Kirby Maples writes: The atmosphere in downtown Pinehurst was indeed “thriving” back in the ’70s when Snelling’s was a general purpose store selling groceries, clothes, hardware, etc. Reed’s Peanut place was doing a lot of business, as well as, Grigg’s Gin, Robert’s general store, & Davis Gun Shop. There was also an ice cream store downtown for a brief while called the “Dairy Dream”. And the Bank of Pinehurst was drawing a few people downtown too. I worked at Dairy Dream and at Snelling’s back in ’74-’75. Riding through downtown on a Saturday now is nothing like it used to be.
Snelling’s Grocery, Pinehurst
This was originally owned by H. C. Snelling and later by Freddy Brown. Kimberly Brown Cavanah writes: My dad bought the store from Mr. Snelling and Mr. H.C. worked with him in the meat department my dad installed. I used to do my homework in the front display windows.
Sunbeam Bread Trailer, Dooly County
Old Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Circa 1884, Dooly County
Located between Unadilla and Pinehurst, this tiny vernacular chapel sits at the rear of a pecan orchard and in front of a cotton field. There’s a cemetery beside it, as well as wooden dinner-on-the-grounds tables. This congregation apparently still meets the third Sunday of each month.
Old Courthouse, Unadilla
This has been identified as the “old courthouse” though I’m not quite sure of the context. Perhaps it was a voting precinct. The steeple suggests it may have been used as a church at some time.
Carrell-Harman House, 1896, Unadilla
Architect Chris DiMattei notes that this home was the design of one of the most prominent architects of Victorian America, George F. Barber. It’s an example of Design #1 from Barber’s Cottage Souvenir pattern book.
Thanks to Leigh Ann Green for the identification and to Mary McIntyre Smith, who wrote: This is the Carrell-Harman Home Place was built in 1896 by a doctor for his wife, but she did not like it. My husband’s great-grand parents, John Rasco Carrell Sr. and Sarah Elizabeth Clewis Carrell bought the house in 1899 and lived there until they died in 1909 and 1910. Their children included David Edward Carrell, born 1878 died 1879, Charlie Zollie Coffer Carrell born in 1879,died 1906, Mary Zeph Carrell born 1881 and died in 1977, Symthy Pauline Carrell born in 1883 and died in 1919, Lessie Corinne Carrell born 1886 and died in 1955, John Rasco Carrell Jr. born in 1889 and died in 1958, Verner Carrell born in 1892 and died in 1945, and E. B. Carrell born in 1896 and died in 1919. Aunt Zeph Carrell married a Mr. Harman and bought the house in approx. 1911 and had two children, Katherine and James. Years later, after retiring, Katherine returned to Unadilla to take care of Aunt Zeph. Both Katherine and James have since passed away, but James had one son, Robert Carrell Harman II (Bobby), who lives in the house today. So, the house is referred to as the Carrell-Harman Home Place. In recent years, the Carrell-Harman House had a 100 year birthday party organized by the Carrell family and it was well attended. Cousin Katherine gave this information to my sister, Mary Carrell Smith Morrison, several years after the birthday party.
UPDATE: This house was lost to fire on 26 December 2017. Ginger Lemmon writes: Sad to report that this home burned tonight. Unadilla has lost a historical treasure.