Tag Archives: Georgia Office Buildings

Commercial Block, 1923, Porterdale

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This typical early-20th-century commercial block originally housed offices for the textile mills that dominated life in Porterdale. The executives and paymaster had offices upstairs while the mayor’s office was located downstairs. Circa 1925, according to the National Register of Historic Places, Porterdale mills were among the largest spinning mills in the nation, with over 75,000 spindles.

Since the closure of the mills, it has been home to myriad businesses, including a barber, shoe shop, doctor, dentist, drug store, funeral home, restaurant, and even the Porterdale post office. After later remodeling and an altered roofline, it has been returned to its more traditional appearance.

Porterdale Historic District, National Register of Historic Places

McBride Gin and Farm Supply Office, Rosier

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Earl McBride writes: This was actually the offices for McBride Gin and Farm Supply. There was a cotton gin across the road and a fertilizer plant. There was a location in Waynesboro, too, but this was the original location for McBride Gin. It was my grand daddy’s business before that.

Parrish-Billue House, 1810, Clinton

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This home was built for one of Jones County’s earliest settlers, Captain John Parrish, who also served as an early county commissioner. During the the March to the Sea, the residence was briefly occupied by Union General Kirkpatrick as a temporary headquarters. The smaller structure attached to the right side of the house was built in 1821 and in 1830 served as the law office of Alfred Iverson, Sr., and Samuel Lowther. Iverson went on to serve in the Georgia legislature, the House of Representatives, and the United States Senate. His son, Alfred Iverson, Jr., served as a Brigadier General in the Confederate Army.

Old Clinton Historic District, National Register of Historic Places

Shotgun Office Building, Devereux

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I’m tentatively identifying this as an office building, but it may have been a store.

Greek Revival Office, Homer

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Though expanded and moved a short distance, this structure dates to the early settlement of Homer. It may have been a lawyer’s office, considering its proximity to the courthouse. Typical of the era, it was built in the shotgun style and featured a vernacular interpretation of the Greek Revival, which has been lost with its expansion. It’s located in the yard of the Jolly House and could have also been Dr. Jolly’s office at some point.

Homer Historic District, National Register of Historic Places

Wrightsville Lumber Company

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J. G. Jackson notes that this was the business office of the Wrightsville Lumber Company. Mr. Jackson also notes that the pumps were used to fill the operators’ trucks and not for use by the general public.