This is located across the road from Harts Grove church. It may have been associated with the congregation.
Central Hallway House, Jefferson County
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Central Hallway I-House, Circa 1900, Wadley
This is a two-story version of the central hallway house type and a good example.
Price’s Store, Johnson County
This building is located at the intersection of Greenway Cemetery Road [aka Davis Cemetery] and US Highway 319. Janice Godbee writes: This store was owned and operated by Mr. Robert Price, now deceased. His home was at one time to the left of the storefront. He had one son, James, and a daughter, Violet. As a young girl I remember the location very well and our families were great friends.
Central Hallway House, Minter
This house likely dates to the late 19th century. It was still standing as of January 2022.
Gable Front House, Laurens County
Here’s another find from my archives. This was located near the Montgomery County line in Laurens County.
Cooper’s Grocery, Kite
I hope someone can help confirm the location of this store. I just found the photo while doing edits of my Laurens County folders. According to my data, it was made about fifteen minutes away from Lovett, but I’m not sure which direction. It is possible that this was in Johnson County. I feel like someone will know more than I do and I’ll gladly update.
Update: Paul Glover writes that this store was “owned and operated by Mr. Jay Cooper when I was a kid back in the late 1960s thru the 1970s. Don’t know when It opened or closed but it it passed down to Mr. Jay Cooper’s son Jackie after Mr. Jay passed away. It never had much product for sale just small staple items. Not sure what it was formally named but we called it Jay Cooper’s Country Store!”
Central Hallway Farmhouse, Circa 1910, Bleckley County
This farmhouse is the center of an historic property east of Cochran which still has several original barns and outbuildings.
Tenant Farmhouse, Bleckley County
I never get tired of finding houses like this because, more than any white-columned mansion, they represent the history that was reality for most Georgians a century ago .
Gabled-Ell House, Bleckley County
This is located next to Union Hill Baptist Church. The section on the left, with the pronounced overhang around the chimney, is likely older than the wing on the right.
Mae Chapel Schoolhouse, Circa 1900, Bleckley County
An historic guide to Bleckley County published during the American bicentennial in 1976 identifies this as “One-room School House” and notes: This one-room school house was originally a part of the Bleckley County School System located on the Dublin Highway. It was later moved to its present location and used as a school for black children in the rural area. Though no formal name for the school is given in that document, the image matches the present structure. The name originally led me to believe it may have also been a church, but considering this information, Mae Chapel likely refers to an African-American church which was associated with the school.
It has been preserved by the Bleckley County Retired Educators Association as a representative rural schoolhouse and though a sign indicates that it’s a museum, it is not open to the public as far as I can tell.