Category Archives: –TAYLOR COUNTY GA–

Cross-Gable House, 1911, Charing

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I believe this cross-gable house, with Neoclassical features, was owned by one of the Rogers brothers, who built the block of stores across the road. A RootsWeb article notes that both brothers had homes built in Charing around the time (1911) they built their stores. There’s another similar house near the site of the stores. Since Charing was a very small community, it’s likely the owners would have wanted to be near their businesses and since the dates match, I’m making a preliminary identification. If anyone knows more, please get in touch.

Eclectic Cottage, Reynolds

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This photograph dates to 2012 and the house was in a state of neglect and disrepair at the time. I haven’t been able to locate it on current street-level maps, so I don’t believe it’s still standing. It’s certainly possible that I missed it, but it didn’t look to have much of a future when I documented it.

Interestingly, there are at least two other houses of a similar design in Reynolds, so it must have been quite popular locally. This particular house looks to have originated as a Georgian Cottage, with the front section and port cochere being added later. My guess is that this was an attempt to give it a Colonial Revival appearance, which was very popular in the early 20th century.

Old Police Station, Butler

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This little six-sided police station stands on the northwest corner of the Taylor County Courthouse grounds, in the middle of Butler. It was likely built soon after the courthouse, in the late 1930s or the early 1940s. Stations like this one were once somewhat common but are rarely seen today, especially on courthouse lawns. In fact, this is the only one I know of in Georgia associated with a courthouse. One can presume that it was the only police station in town, since most law enforcement was handled by sheriffs and deputies in the past. When traveling in the Midwest, I saw a similar station on the grounds of one courthouse that was installed just for use in one trial, of a Chicago organized crime figure. I’m sure that wasn’t the case in Butler, however.

Amos Store, Taylor County

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I haven’t been able to identify this store, yet, but it has one of the coolest signs (below).

It reads: Try your “LUCK FISHING”. There’s a nice pond nearby.

Folk Victorian Cottage, Butler

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Like many Folk Victorian houses, this example is a bit eclectic. It is probably older than the stylistic elements would suggest.

C. W. McDougald Funeral Home, Butler

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Robert Lee McDougald established his undertaking business in 1936 and it continues to this day, as the C. W. McDougald Funeral Home. Robert McDougald, known as “Professor”, also served as the principal of the Butler Colored School [later known as Eureka High School and McDougald High School] located next door to the funeral home. The McDougald family has been prominent in the African-American community of Butler for nearly a century.

Gable Front Cottage, Rupert

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I believe this was a house, but it’s possible it was a store. It’s located at the center of what was once Rupert. It’s difficult to distinguish the town site today.

Shiloh Primitive Baptist Church, Circa 1872, Taylor County

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The history of Shiloh, as well as that of its neighbor, Horeb Baptist, are a bit confusing as the congregations have variously been located in Talbot and Taylor Counties, with the county lines being redrawn at least once through the church yards and cemeteries. [I welcome any corrections of inconsistencies in my research and will update as needed].

Shiloh Primitive Baptist was first located near Dean’s Mill in Talbot County, circa 1840. It was then known as the Church of Christ Shiloh. In 1852, it was located in Talbot County, five miles north of Centerville; in 1872, it was located near Prattsburg. According to a sign at the church, this structure (the Prattsburg church) was moved to this location circa 1888. It is of the vernacular Greek Revival style common among Taylor and Talbot County churches.

Saddlebag House, Jarrell

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