This was originally Washington’s Opera House and was also used as the Washington Loan & Banking Company. Thanks to Amber Brooke Jordan for the identification.
Washington Commercial Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
Anna King notes that this was the Elbert County Hospital in the First National Bank Building and it was on the 4th floor first. Then it took over the entire building in 1929. It closed in 1950 and a new one was built on Chestnut Street. Doug Anderson’s barber shop is located in the basement.
Elberton Commercial Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
Leslie native “Lindsey” writes: “The bank was the Leslie branch of Sumter Bank* and Trust, and closed in the late 90s (the other branch is still in Americus). My mom worked there for almost 20 years. The middle store was a drug store when I was a child, then an antique store, while the building at the end was the post office, which was the last to close it’s doors just a few years ago.”
*- The bank was built in 1905.
Update: Our friend Charles Seabrook writes: “Unfortunately, when I visited on May 22, 2024, the old bank and the building next to it had been torn down.“
Designed by Charles Edward Choate, this downtown landmark once housed a bank and other commercial offices. Today, it’s used for retail purposes.
National Register of Historic Places
In 2010, Vonnice Brown wrote: I have always loved this building and about a year ago, I purchased it from the Harris family. The bank was built in the early 1900’s and was open only 3 years as a bank. In trying to determine a date of construction, I compared Vonnice’s information with the transcript of an old lawsuit brought by the bank in 1916 against a Mr. Odum. If the bank only operated three years, that would put the date of construction around 1915. Amazing that it only served as a bank for three years. It’s a beautiful old building.
This was the Towne House Restaurant for many years. It was originally the Copelan National Bank. E. A. Copelan was the bank president.
Greensboro Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
Jeanne Bryan Insalaco writes: I was just there in October and the store, Johnson’s Pharmacy, next to the one on the corner is now boarded up; in April the roof was gone but you could still look inside. The corner store was originally The Bank Of Siloam, the vault is still inside. My cousins, Lawson and Ulma O’Neil McKinley owned it as a grocery/general store last. My grandparents lived in this town of Siloam, so I grew up around there and visit yearly – I also love to take photographs of areas before they are lost.
Bob & Bob’s Grocery is a step back in time, with its old Coca-Cola sign and gas pumps right at the front door. There’s also a restaurant next door, though I’m not sure if it’s open. Locals usually gather on the benches out front and shoot the breeze. Dr. Joe Kitchens, a Gough native, writes: The building was owned by my grandfather, Cyrus White Kitchens who had it constructed to house his bank (the Bank of Gough). The grocery store has obviously been here for a long time, judging by the age of the sign.
Cedartown Commercial Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
Thanks to Rebecca Wind for the identification. Shea Browning, whose law office was located here from 2001-2006, notes that this has served many purposes over the years and is presently used as a church.