This eclectic Colonial Revival house appears to be earlier than the 1900 date given on realty websites. If so, it likely originated as a simple Georgian Cottage.
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Midville Grammar School
My identification of this structure is tentative. It appears to have been a school, and since the old Midville High School survives, my guess is that this was the grammar, or elementary, school. It has most recently been used as the Midville Voting Precinct.
Filed under --BURKE COUNTY GA--, Midville GA
First Baptist Church, Midville
This congregation was organized in 1877 by Reverend James M. Cross and Francis A. Jones.
Filed under --BURKE COUNTY GA--, Midville GA
Midville United Methodist Church, 1939, Burke County
This church was organized on 18 March 1876. I believe the present structure is an expansion and remodeling of the original wooden church building, dating to 1878. From 1932-1939, Ralph Herman Sandeford oversaw the modernization.
Filed under --BURKE COUNTY GA--, Midway GA
Masonic Lodge, 1918, Midville
Midville Lodge 521 has served as the home to the local Masons for over a century. It is also used as the city hall.
Filed under --BURKE COUNTY GA--, Midville GA
Long House, Girard
Among the houses I’ve encountered in Georgia, this is an unusual form of the Queen Anne style. Dale Reddick writes: Folks from around the Girard area are saying this was the home of Mr. Frank and Mrs. Sybil Long. He worked for Southern Bell. Two individuals have agreed on the identification.
Filed under --BURKE COUNTY GA--, Girard GA
