This Romanesque Revival landmark was designed by Golucke & Stewart.
National Register of Historic Places
Schley County Courthouse, 1899, Ellaville
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Ellis Pure Oil Station, Ellaville
John Battle writes: During the 1940’s this was a Pure Oil service station operated by Mr. Monroe Ellis.
Town Square, Circa 1900, Ellaville
Ellaville Town Square Circa 1900 by Linda Adams
Artist Linda Adams created these scenes of historic Schley County in 2007. The actual title of the project is “Ellaville’s History Wall”.
Suwannee Store, Ellaville
Ellaville Suwannee Store by Linda Adams
Suwannee Stores was a small chain of grocery stores found throughout South Georgia in the mid-20th century.
Peacock Hotel, 1890, Ellaville
Peacock Hotel by Linda Adams
Built by Captain Caleb Peacock, a Confederate veteran, the Peacock Hotel was demolished in 1958.
Central of Georgia Railroad Depot, Circa 1930, Ellaville
Central of Georgia Depot by Linda Adams
The original depot in Ellaville burned in 1929 and was replaced soon thereafter by this structure. It was demolished in the mid-1970s.
Colored High School, Ellaville
Colored High School by Linda Adams
This vernacular frame schoolhouse was in use until 1957, when the State Department of Education recommended consolidation of all the county’s African-American schools into one facility. It was demolished soon after that.
Schley County High School, 1917, Ellaville
Schley County High School by Linda Adams
Built in 1917 as Ellaville High School, this structure became Schley County High School in 1937. It was demolished in the mid-1980s.
Burton House, Ellaville
Burton House by Linda Adams
Robert Burton, one of the pioneer residents of present-day Schley County, sold the original 150 acres on which the town of Ellaville was settled. The town took its name from Burton’s daughter, Ella.
Vanishing Georgia: Photographs by Brian Brown 