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Needwood Baptist Church, 1885
Portions of this church were originally built by freed slaves on nearby Broadfield (now Hofwyl-Broadfield) Plantation in the late 1870s, where it was known as Broadfield Baptist Church. It was removed to this location and took on its present appearance in 1885. It is now thought to be one of the most important remaining African-American vernacular churches in Georgia.
Filed under --GLYNN COUNTY GA--, New Hope GA
Needwood School, 1907
This school served the needs of plantation blacks from nearby Broadfield Plantation from 1907 until the late 1950s. It is a rare surviving example of African-American vernacular schoolhouse architecture in Georgia.
Filed under --GLYNN COUNTY GA--, New Hope GA
