American Foursquare Farmhouse, Upson County
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Queen Anne Cottage, Thomaston
Though the central gable gives this home a Gothic Revival feel, I believe it’s actually an “eclectic” Queen Anne. Knowing the date of construction would be definitive; the line between Queen Anne and Carpenter Gothic can be confusing. Whatever its “style”, it’s one of my favorite houses in Thomaston.
Weaver-Dallas House, 1820s, Thomaston
According to the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation: The earliest version of the Weaver-Dallas House dates to the 1820s, as a one-room house and separate doctor shop, making it the oldest house in Thomaston. Additions in the 1830s and 1840s created a 1 ½ story cottage with Federal and Classical Revival elements. Stepping on site today reveals that not much has changed since then. Located on .98 of an acre, the property includes two smoke houses, a garden shed and a 1930s car shed, and is as close to a time capsule of Georgia history as one may find today. The house has been in the same family since it was purchased by Travis Weaver in 1840.
Thanks to the efforts of the Georgia Trust, the home has a new owner.
Abandoned Store, Upson County
74 Bait & Tackle, Upson County
This was also a grocery store.
Green Heron, Upson County
Green Herons (Butorides virescens) are among the most common residents in the shallows along the Flint River. This one was photographed at Sprewell Bluff.
The Rock, Georgia
Jason Evers shared this story about the origin of the community’s unusual name:…mail was left in the cleft in the rock by the stagecoach line that ran through here in the 1830’s, not the railroad. The railroad was not created until 1858…The original resident of the area was Dr John Anderson. When anyone in the Anderson household wanted to know if there was any mail, they would ask if anyone had been out to The Rock to check the mail. This is how the town got it’s name.
The Rock Baptist Church, 1920, Upson County
Upson County Courthouse, 1908, Thomaston
Frank P. Milburn was the architect of this Neoclassical courthouse, which is the third to stand on this site. The first, built in 1828, was also of brick construction but of a much smaller scale.
National Register of Historic Places
Ritz Theatre, 1927, Thomaston
Open almost continuously since the dawn of talking pictures, the Ritz is still in operation and shows first-run and classic movies seven days a week. It has recently been digitized and, since this photograph was made, its facade has been restored. Visit their Facebook page for schedules and more information.