Craftsman Bungalow, 1915, Sylvester
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Pope Park, 1910, Sylvester
Georgia is lucky to have three landmark minor league parks dating to the 1920s [Golden Park in Columbus (1926); Grayson Stadium in Savannah(1926); and Luther Williams Field in Macon (1929)], but none is as old as Sylvester’s historic Pope Park. It’s been in continuous use as a baseball venue since 1910.
Named for Colonel John D. Pope, it has hosted amateur, semi-pro, American Legion and county league teams throughout its history. It’s presently home to the Worth County Rams high school team. The wooden grandstand is a rare sight in the modern era of baseball and is the centerpiece of Pope Park. The property is maintained jointly by the City of Sylvester and Worth County High School.
Gordon Motor Court, Circa 1950, Sylvester
This was one of numerous motor courts along busy U.S. Highway 82 built between the 1930s and early 1960s. The wrought iron posts are obviously later additions, as they aren’t visible in the vintage postcard, below. Dr. Gordon Davis III writes: Gordon Motor Court opened in approximately 1950-1951. My family still owns the property. We closed the “motor court” in the 70’s after I-75 opened completely from Detroit to Tampa. Was named for my grandfather, Gordon Davis, Sr., my father, Gordon Davis, Jr., and me, Gordon Davis, III. Many fond memories !
Linen postcard, circa 1951. Courtesy The Tichnor Brothers Collection, Boston Public Library.
Carter’s Grocery, Anderson City
Providence Holiness Church, Anderson City
Minton School, 1950s, Anderson City
The earliest reference I can find for this school is 1954; it likely dates to that time, if not a few years earlier.
Hamner’s Store, Bridgeboro
Jack Williams, in response to Jeff Gibbs, the great-grandson of the Hamners, writes: I lived in Bridgeboro from 1950 till mid 1955 – and, although it is hard to recognize, yes indeed, this was Mr. and Mrs. Hamner’s store and also their residence. I’ve been in it many times. As I recall, there were four other stores there then: Brown’s Grocery, Crenshaw’s Store (also bus stop), Strickland’s Store (and grist mill) and Ms. Versey Price’s Store and all these storekeepers lived in them, also.
Cotton Mill House, Poulan
I first thought this to be a commissary but Hugh Harris West writes that this was not a commercial structure. It was a shotgun cotton mill house and I knew the families who lived there in the ’40’s and ’50’s. There was an identical house to the right of this. I do not know what is stored, if anything, in this structure now. The exterior window treatments were changed when it ceased to be a dwelling.
Gable Front Cottage, Poulan
This is a vernacular interpretation of the Craftsman style.
Millers Chapel A.M.E. Church, 1922, Worth County
A modern sign at this church identifies it as New Miller’s Chapel and notes that the congregation was established in 1888. A cornerstone indicates that the church was built in 1922, likely as a wooden structure and later bricked in. Trustees listed on the cornerstone were: T. Lamar, Allen Burks, James Lockhart, Dan Mathis, Sam Graham, Bishop Lamar, Arthur Lowe, and R. M. Reeves.