Monthly Archives: September 2010
First Baptist Church, Sylvester
Though begun in 1900, this church didn’t take on its present appearance until a complete remodel in 1920.
Filed under --TURNER COUNTY GA--, Sylvester GA
Elias Branch House, Tift County
Thanks to Harriett Lawrence for the identification. Harriet’s grandfather, Jehu Branch, was the brother of the home’s owner. The family still owns and farms the land today.
Filed under --TIFT COUNTY GA--, Tifton GA
Tifton Coca-Cola Bottling Works, Circa 1936
Elberton, Swainsboro, and Brunswick all have Coca-Cola buildings very similar to Tifton’s (likely designed by the same architect), which now houses a doctor’s office.
Filed under --TIFT COUNTY GA--, Tifton GA
The Jessamine Place, 1899, Fitzgerald
Since the needless destruction of Fitzgerald’s landmark Lee-Grant Hotel to make way for a Piggly Wiggly in the 1960s, this is the city’s oldest standing hotel. It now serves the needs of developmentally disabled adults. For many years it was … Continue reading
Filed under --BEN HILL COUNTY GA--, Fitzgerald GA
