Built in 1904, this structure was home to Jersey’s only bank until the Great Depression brought on its failure in 1931. It was organized by Josiah Blasingame, Sr., a prominent landowner and merchant who served as the first postmaster and first mayor of Jersey. It was used for storage until the early 1980s and was later used as a dental office.
National Register of Historic Places
I’m a bit confused about this structure, which records date to 1919. Post office records indicate the office in this community only operated from 1893-1902. Records are often incorrect, though, and I hope to learn more.
Just outside Good Hope is a row of three or four tenant houses standing in the woods beside a country road, likely part of a large farming operation at one time. One has been sided with plywood and painted in bright colors.
They all seem beyond saving at this point
I believe this stone-sided building was once a store. The sign lets you know you’re in the right place.
This is located at the center of the Good Hope community, across the road from the Good Hope General Store. I will update when I can identify it.
With a twin in Sparta, the Walton County Courthouse is one of my favorites. Designed by the firm of Bruce & Morgan, it originally featured a more ornate clock tower, which was lost during a storm and replaced in 1910.
National Register of Historic Places
Monroe Commercial Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
Vanishing Georgia: Photographs by Brian Brown 