As my entire re-edit of the website progresses, I continue locating unpublished images. This one dates to 2009, and as best I can tell, was located somewhere in the Herod vicinity.
Winged-Gable Farmhouse, Terrell County
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Precinct House, Graves
I made the above photograph in 2010. It’s the interior of a simple frame structure which stood in front of the Dismuke building. The overgrowth around the building was such that an exterior photograph wasn’t possible. My guess is that it was a precinct house, or courthouse as they’re often referred to in this section of the state. The photo below was made in October 2024.
Post Office & Barber Shop, Bronwood
This building was one of the anchors of the commercial row of Bronwood that was demolished in 2016. Richard Stott wrote of the above building: “When I lived there, the far end of this building was the post office, and next to it was Floyd Herrington’s barber shop.” It was a substantial commercial block, perhaps originally a bank or office space.
This photograph was made in 2010.
Barn & Silo, Macon County
I made this photograph in the Garden Valley area in 2009.
Shed, Macon County
This curious structure has been a landmark to me when traveling from Marshallville toward Talbot County for many years. It’s in the Garden Valley community. I’d love to know its purpose. I made the photograph a few years ago but I believe it’s still standing.
Directional Signpost, Oglethorpe
Multi-directional signposts like this one are usually found in tourist locations, so I was surprised to see this one in a yard in Oglethorpe.
Sandwiched between the far-flung locations of Kennebunkport, Maine, and Key West, Florida, is the Piggly Wiggly, 3/10ths of a mile distant.
General Store, Oglethorpe
I made this photo a few years ago. I think it was near the old New York Store just outside Oglethorpe. I’m identifying it as a general store, thought it looks like it may have been something else more recently. Some of my Brown relatives in Macon County (maiden name in this case) once owned a store in the country, according my father and aunt, and I’ve been looking through a lot of photographs trying to find out if it’s still standing. I have no idea of the name, or even a precise location. Places like this were once landmarks in the areas they served, so no matter how simple they are I try to document them when I see them.
Shotgun Store, Oglethorpe
The first time I photographed this building, about 15 years ago, it was painted yellow and known as the Court House Deli. It’s located across the street from the Macon County Courthouse. It’s now known as the Bowlegged Grill and was still open the last time I was in the area. I believe it was a originally a store or office and is typical of the shotgun form buildings that were once common as commercial and office spaces.
Greek Revival Storefront, Oglethorpe
This building has always intrigued me. Tax records date it to 1900, but its Greek Revival design suggests it’s likely older than that. It’s definitely older than other commercial buildings in Oglethorpe. The floor plan appears from the exterior to be a double-shotgun form, but this may have been a modification. The left side has a window flanked by two doors, and the right side has the more typical configuration of a door flanked by two windows. The building is five bays deep, with narrowly spaced 9 over 9 windows. At the time of this photograph (2009), the commercial spaces were occupied by Tyson’s Wings, and Haddock Sister Designer Hats. I hope to learn the history.
Jule Windham House, Circa 1910, Montezuma
This impressive Neoclassical Revival landmark is just a few steps up the sidewalk from the McKenzie House, with an English Vernacular Revival cottage in between the two.
Montezuma Historic District, National Register of Historic Places