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First Presbyterian Church, 1884, Waynesboro
Dating to the colonial era, the First Presbyterian Church of Waynesboro was founded in 1760 with the establishment of a church on Briar Creek (Episcopalian) and another on Walnut Branch. The present church grew out of the union of these two churches in 1812. The present structure, the third to serve the congregation on this site, was dedicated in 1884.
Waynesboro Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
Filed under --BURKE COUNTY GA--, Waynesboro GA
Wilkins House, Circa 1900, Waynesboro
This home is as difficult to photograph as its architectural style is to define. It has Queen Anne influences but is much more Eclectic than Victorian. Built for William Archibald Wilkins, who was a Confederate major and mayor of Waynesboro, it hosted President William Howard Taft during a visit to the city in 1910.
Waynesboro Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
Filed under --BURKE COUNTY GA--, Waynesboro GA
Wisteria Hall, Circa 1909, Waynesboro
Known locally as Wisteria Hall for the design of a stained glass panel on the stairway landing featuring wisteria and two birds in flight, this magnificent Neoclassical Revival landmark was built for Waynesboro merchant Enon E. Chance. [The date of 1909 comes from the National Register of Historic Places nomination form; a sign in front of the house dates it to 1900. I’m not sure why there is a discrepancy, though this is a common issue with historic homes].
Waynesboro Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
Filed under --BURKE COUNTY GA--, Waynesboro GA
Vernacular Greek Revival Cottage, Shell Bluff
Though this great little house has a slightly Victorian appearance, I believe its origins are earlier, perhaps as a vernacular Greek Revival.
Filed under --BURKE COUNTY GA--, Shell Bluff GA
General Store Ruins, Shell Bluff
A hunting camp is about the only sign of life one encounters in the Shell Bluff community today, but this appears to have been a country/general store at one time. Dale Reddick notes: Shell Bluff is well southeast and downstream along the Savannah River from the Fall Line. And then, there’s that community of Shell Bluff at the intersection of GA 23 with GA 80. It’s separated by several miles from the actual Shell Bluff & Shell Bluff Landing on the Savannah River. That duality causes problems when discussing “Shell Bluff,” as in which one you mean.
Shell Bluff, in general, derives its name from the fossils of giant oysters that have been found near here, in an area that was once the shallow part of an ancient sea.
Filed under --BURKE COUNTY GA--, Shell Bluff GA
