Oliver Street runs right through the heart of downtown Elberton and it’s lined with historic buildings. This was one of my favorite shots from the trip.
Elberton Commercial Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
Sherry Fortson Popovic writes: the Norman Automotive shop in Elberton…was owned by my Uncle Al. He shut it down recently…[it] used to be an old Greyhound bus station. My mom, brother and I took a bus one year when I was a kid back to Atlanta after visiting my grandparents in Elberton.
Anna King notes that this was the Elbert County Hospital in the First National Bank Building and it was on the 4th floor first. Then it took over the entire building in 1929. It closed in 1950 and a new one was built on Chestnut Street. Doug Anderson’s barber shop is located in the basement.
Elberton Commercial Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
C. I. Stacy was pastor at the time of construction. W. M. Wilcox, W. L. Skelton, and E. P. Harris were the trustees. W. E. Wallis was the architect.
Elberton Commercial Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
From 1891-1995, the second floor of this served as the home of the Philomather Lodge #25, Free & Accepted Masons. The first floor served as the Harris-Allen Library from 1891-1969. It’s now known as the Bozeman Building and is owned by the United Methodist Church.
Elberton Commercial Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
In History of the First Methodist Church of Elberton, Georgia, John T. Dennis notes that the first church built by this congregation was a wood-frame building, erected in 1848. The present structure was erected in 1888-89.
Elberton Commercial Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
First Baptist Church was organized in 1860 and the cornerstone for this structure was laid in 1897. It was the third chapel used by the congregation and was replaced by a newer facility in 1965. This beautiful old church is still in use, serving as chapel and sanctuary for the Hispanic congregation.
Elberton Commercial Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
This is better known as the Gallant-Belk Building, as it was home to that department store for many years. The building on the left is the Arnold Building.
Elberton Commercial Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
This memorial fountain, made of local granite, of course, is located in Elberton Plaza, across Oliver Street from the Elbert County Courthouse.
This courthouse was designed by Reuben Harrison Hunt in the Romanesque Revival style.
National Register of Historic Places