The congregation of Mt. Ararat Methodist Church was organized in 1824. The sign on the church notes that the church was built in 1824, but a marker at the entrance to the cemetery notes that the church was destroyed by Sherman’s army in the winter of 1864. It’s possible that elements of the old structure were incorporated into the present structure.
The vernacular Greek Revival form was very common in 19th century Georgia.
This utilitarian dwelling has an unusual form. Though it appears to have originally been a double-pen house, expanded by the addition of a large shed room, it may have been built this way. It may have been associated with Perkins cotton plantation, but that’s only a guess.
This landmark general store is thought to have been built in the early 1900s. It served the lost village of Nona, which was dependent on the Perkins cotton operations, and may have even been a commissary. It’s located near another lost village, known alternatively as Dennis Station and Dennis, and I initially identified it as being in that community.
A post office known as Nona was open from 1885-1923.