Category Archives: Montrose GA

The Old Slaughterhouse at Haunted Montrose

Situated in the northwestern corner of Laurens County, the sleepy old railroad village of Montrose awakens from its general slumber this time of year as a popular attraction for lovers of the macabre. For fifteen years, Haunted Montrose has transformed this place into one of Georgia’s most popular Halloween attractions and it has earned its reputation.

This isn’t your grandfather’s haunted house, but rather a professionally produced sensory experience, more akin to something you’d see in a Hollywood horror movie. A spooky cornfield, cemetery, and the old Slaughter House, are all part of this nightmare, both real and imagined, and they’re guaranteed to scare the daylights out of anyone daring enough to visit.

The existence of haunts and haunted houses may be open for debate, but if you’re on the fence, you might want to head up to Montrose and investigate this one for yourself.

Montrose School, 1926 & 1939

The Montrose School is typical of other such facilities built before World War II. There are two date stones on the building, one from 1926 and the other from 1939. I presume the second date commemorates an expansion. E. L. Cates was principal in 1926 and J. L. Andrews held the office in 1939.

The decorative lunette above the door on the left front end of the building is its most notable architectural feature, though I’m not sure it’s original to the school.

General Store & Warehouse, Montrose

Like the Masonic Lodge and precinct house in the preceding two posts, this structure is sided with sculptural blocks. I’m not sure of its identification, but it appears to have been a general store and/or warehouse.

Precinct House, Montrose

I understand that the white structure on the left served as the Montrose voting precinct for many years.

Masonic Lodge, Montrose

This structure, which was home to the local Free & Accepted Masons, may have also served a commercial purpose.

Folk Victorian House, Montrose

I believe this house has been razed since I made this photograph.

 

 

Abandoned Bank, Montrose

Dr. Thomas Green writes: The brick building in your photograph was built as a bank, or so I was told as a kid. It was closed by the time I was around (born 1960) and was later used as a general storage building/warehouse. Montrose was a thriving little town during the first half of the 1900’s, with several stores, bank, physician office, railroad depot etc. Not much left there now, sadly.

 

 

Main Street Storefronts, Montrose

Dr. Thomas Green writes: The row of storefronts…did house a small general store during my childhood, run by a Mr. Y. H. Thompson, complete with wood-burning stove. The two-story building was the Masonic Hall, also now defunct. The small block structure was/is the voting building. Only time it was opened all year, as far as I recall. Mr. Payne had a auto repair shop in one of the other buildings (previously a store, I think).

Pressed Tin Storefront, Montrose

I’ve never been able to identify this structure, but as of 2022, it is no longer standing.