Tag Archives: {South Georgia Landmarks}
M. D. Norman House, 1907, Norman Park
For the interesting history of this home: http://vanishingsouthgeorgia.com/2012/02/04/m-d-norman-house-1907-norman-park/
Filed under --COLQUITT COUNTY GA--, Norman Park GA
Oak Grove Methodist Church, Coffee County
This rural church between Snipesville and Pridgen was founded in 1846. The cemetery has many graves dating to the turn-of-the-century. For more views: http://vanishingsouthgeorgia.com/2009/03/09/oak-grove-methodist-church/ http://vanishingsouthgeorgia.com/2009/06/10/oak-grove-methodist-church-coffee-county/
Filed under --COFFEE COUNTY GA--
Salem Baptist Church, 1924
This landmark church was likely constructed with material from Fitzgerald Granitoid Works. In recent years its facade has been badly altered with the addition of a lift for elderly members, but this is understandable as the front doors of Salem … Continue reading
Filed under --BEN HILL COUNTY GA--
Standard Supply Company, 1897, Fitzgerald
When I was a young boy, I always thought this looked a lot like the Alamo. It’s a nice example of Spanish Mission Revival architecture, and though it’s been slightly modified over the years, is among Fitzgerald’s oldest and most … Continue reading
Filed under --BEN HILL COUNTY GA--, Fitzgerald GA
Ben Hill County Jail & Courthouse, Then & Now
The circa 1910 postcard above shows the Ben Hill County Jail and Ben Hill County Courthouse, from the perspective of Sheridan Street. The 1907 courthouse featured a dome which was removed during a renovation in 1954. I’m unsure when the … Continue reading
Filed under --BEN HILL COUNTY GA--, Fitzgerald GA
Fitzgerald Hardware Building, 1897
This beautifully restored landmark is now home to Fitzgerald’s newspaper, the Herald-Leader. My grandmother worked in the back office here when it was John Henry Dorminy’s Fitzgerald Hardware Company. Some of the people I remember from those days, besides Mr. … Continue reading
Filed under --BEN HILL COUNTY GA--, Fitzgerald GA
First National Bank Building, 1903, Fitzgerald
Home over the years to everything from the Fitzgerald Police Department, a dentist’s office, cafe, barber shop, and tattoo parlor, the First National Bank Building in recent years was known as the office of General Insurance Company. I recently got … Continue reading
Filed under --BEN HILL COUNTY GA--, Fitzgerald GA
Garbutt-Donovan Building, 1908, Fitzgerald
I just really liked this view of Fitzgerald’s “Five-Story Building” from the second floor of the newly renovated Johnson Hardware Company Building.
Filed under --BEN HILL COUNTY GA--, Fitzgerald GA
Harris House, Fitzgerald
South Main Street – South Lee Street National Register Historic District For more information on this house, please visit: http://vanishingsouthgeorgia.com/2009/05/25/harris-house-fitzgerald/
Filed under --BEN HILL COUNTY GA--, Fitzgerald GA
