The beauty in the remaining New Era houses lies in their abandonment and their quiet surrender to the elements. I can only imagine the hard-working souls who once labored here.
Category Archives: New Era GA
New Era School, 1929, Sumter County
Beverly Burk writes: This brick building was built in 1929 and was called New Era School. It operated until the early 1970,s and was closed. Grades 1 -9 attended. It was renovated in the late 1980s and is now a beautiful home.
Filed under --SUMTER COUNTY GA--, New Era GA
Bradley’s Store, New Era
2010
I’m so grateful to Beverly Burk for identifying this store. She writes that it was owned and operated by Bryant Bradley until 1926 and by his son Berry A. Bradley until 1946.
2016
Filed under --SUMTER COUNTY GA--, New Era GA
Saddlebag Farmhouse, New Era
This expanded saddlebag house is going fast.
Filed under --SUMTER COUNTY GA--, New Era GA
Hip Roof Tenant Houses, New Era
This is the view that will always come to my mind when I think of New Era. New Era Road, looking west, reveals the hip-roof tenant houses that most characterize the agricultural history of the place. I presume there were more here at one time, but they’ve been lost to time. These will probably be gone before long.
The houses were very basic. One of the surviving pair has a pyramidal roof and the other a hip roof.
Chinaberry seedlings stand guard, likely descendants of a larger tree that once provided valuable shade.
Filed under --SUMTER COUNTY GA--, New Era GA
Bradley Country Store, New Era
Kyle Crew wrote that this store was owned by his great-great grandparents. James Poole replied: ..I knew them (The Bradleys) well. There were two stores within 1000 yards of each other. Summers & McGlamery stores, then Mr Bernard Bradley moved his store (this picture) to be in same area. All thrived and were good friends for many years. My grandfather (Summers) owned one an it was run by Brooks Hardin and Alva Grant. It’s now been moved and located behind the family dwelling in New Era. Our family farm is still going at New Era…
The (barely-discernible) sign above the RC sign reads: Bartow Cafe. I don’t know the connection.
Filed under --SUMTER COUNTY GA--, New Era GA
Gabled-Ell Farmhouse, New Era
As of 2016, I’ve been photographing this house for nearly ten years. It’s one of my favorites.
Filed under --SUMTER COUNTY GA--, New Era GA
