Tax records date this house to 1908 but I believe the front section is an earlier central hallway cottage. The Gothic Revival/Queen Anne appearance was more common in the late 19th century.
Folk Victorian Cottage, Ideal
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Atlanta Birmingham & Atlantic Railroad Depot, Circa 1906, Ideal
This has been restored for use as a community center. This is nearly identical to the old Montezuma depot, now located at the Georgia Museum of Agriculture in Tifton.
Ideal, Georgia
According to Ken Krakow’s Georgia Place-Names, Ideal was originally known as Joetown. When two railroad executives came to the area while searching for a depot site, one proclaimed it “ideal”, Purportedly, the other said, “And you’ve just named it.” The Ideal post office opened in 1906, and the village was incorporated on 22 August 1907.
Snuff Cans, Ideal
When I was growing up, lots of older ladies dipped snuff. I was amazed to see such a high demand for it in Ideal.
Ideal United Methodist Church, 1914, Macon County
According to the South Georgia Conference of the United Methodist Church: The Ideal UMC was formed in the early past of this century. With the decline of two other churches in the area, the Lebanon Methodist Episcopal Church and the Turner’s Chapel Church, there was a need for a church for the people of Ideal. Mr. George P. Brooks and Mrs. W. T. Harden directed the organization of the church on the second Sunday in May, 1908. The church began having services in the auditorium of the local school house, the Ideal High School…on November 5, 1913, the congregation hired a contractor from Oglethorpe, J. C. Stephens, to build the church…The new building was completed by May, 1914…
Ideal Game Room
This has been a game room as long as I’ve been photographing around Ideal, but it was originally a commercial storefront with a flat roof.
Childs House, 1912, Ideal
This landmark of downtown Ideal has the floor plan of a two-story Georgia cottage. The addition of the portico gave the house a Classical appearance, especially the front elevation.
Amanda Turner Pankey writes: My father was born and raised in Ideal and still lives there. He said it belonged to a Dr. Childs who was a physician in town. The house was painted white until probably sometime in the 90s when another family bought it and painted it the color you see in the picture. I’m from there as well and have always admired it. I grew up there in the 80s and 90s. According to my father, the family that lived there during that time was Mr. Millard Childs, his wife Vie, His brother Earl and their sister Elmer. They were the children of Dr. Childs. Millard was the depot agent for the railroad.
Update: As of 2020, this structure is no longer standing.
Ideal Water Tower
