Tag Archives: Georgia Colleges & Universities

Baptist Female College Dormitory, 1852, Cuthbert

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Variously known locally as the Muse-Dews-Gay-Martin-Blaskow House, this structure, has been enlarged and improved during its long history. It was originally built by Baptist minister Thomas “Uncle Tommy” Muse for use as the dormitory of the Bethel Baptist Female College of Southwest Georgia. Rev. Muse was instrumental in establishing over 50 Baptist congregations in southwest Georgia. The school was also known as the Cuthbert Female College. It operated until 1863 and was briefly reopened a few times into the 1870s. By the 1880s the property was given to the state and from then on was used for private residences.

The three vintage photographs were shared by Kathy Wagoner.

George Blaskow Residence Baptist Female College Dormitory Vintage Late 1960s Early 1970s Photographs Cuthbert GA Landmark Randolph County Courtesy of Kathy Wagoner for Vanishing South Georgia USA 2013

They were made during the 1960s and 1970s, while her uncle, George Blaskow, lived here.

George Blaskow Residence Baptist Female College Dormitory Vintage Kodachrome Photographs Azaleas in Bloom Cuthbert GA Landmark Randolph County Courtesy of Kathy Wagoner for Vanishing South Georgia USA 2013

It’s nice to see how it looked as a residence.

The red clay frames it nicely.

National Register of Historic Places

Andrew College, 1892, Cuthbert

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Andrew College, originally known as Andrew Female College, was the second college in America to grant degrees to women, beginning in 1854. It operated as a four-year women’s college until 1917, when it became a two-year school. In 1956, it became coeducational.  During the Civil War, classes ceased and the school was used as a Confederate hospital. In 1892, Andrew’s structures burned to the ground but thanks to fundraising by the community, Old Main, the building most identified with the school today, was built that same year.

Cuthbert Historic District, National Register of Historic Places

 

South Georgia College Administration Building, 1892, McRae

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South Georgia College began operations in January 1893, a result of an educational initiative by the South Georgia Conference of the Methodist Church. [The school never had any association with the present South Georgia College, in Douglas]. Reverend W. A. Huckabee served as the first president. Although called a college from the outset, the institution actually offered various levels of instruction, from grammar and high school, to two years of college for students inclined to further their educations. The college closed in 1928, when the Methodist Church withdrew their financial backing. The campus was sold to the local school district and this structure served as the high school until the 1960s when it became a primary school. It’s now home to the Telfair Center for the Arts.

National Register of Historic Places