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19th-Century Plantation House, Bath
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Berlin Methodist Church, 1877, McBean
This historic congregation dates to 1827.
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Waynesboro Grocery Company, 1898
Waynesboro Commercial Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
This wholesale grocery building, a contributing structure to the historic district, is in real danger of being lost if not stabilized.
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Haven Methodist Episcopal Church, 1888, Waynesboro
Burke County freedmen organized Haven Academy in 1868 and after operating the school and church in a more utilitarian structure for 20 years, erected the present church building in 1888. It’s an important example of early formal architecture in the Georgia African-American community.
Despite the positive attention brought to it by a National Register designation in 1996, it remains highly endangered.
National Register of Historic Places
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Melrose Hotel, 1905, Waynesboro
Waynesboro Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
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Anthony Wayne Hotel, 1925, Waynesboro
Waynesboro Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
Originally built as the Arlington Hotel in the 1880s, The Anthony Wayne Hotel reopened after an extensive remodel in 1925. It has served as a landmark of downtown Waynesboro ever since, and today houses various businesses.
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Automotive Garage, Waynesboro
Waynesboro Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
A friend of mine remembers this being a working filling station (Phillips 66) in the 1970s. Judging by the architecture, I believe it may have originally been an automotive garage or dealership.
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Liberty Street Storefronts, Waynesboro
Waynesboro Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
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Burke County Courthouse, 1857, Waynesboro
Burke County’s historic antebellum courthouse is actually the fourth to serve the county. A log cabin built in 1773 first served this purpose, followed by a wooden courthouse built in 1777. After it burned in 1825, temporary facilities were used until a third courthouse was built in 1856. It burned soon thereafter and was replaced by this structure in 1857. Expansions in 1899 by architect L. F. Goodrich gave the courthouse its present appearance. To accommodate population growth, an annex (pictured below) was completed by the Public Works Administration in 1940.
Waynesboro Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
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Revitalized Historic Storefronts, Waynesboro
Waynesboro Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
This row of historic commercial storefronts is known as Old Waynesboro.
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Colonial Revival House, Waynesboro
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Greek Revival Cottage, Waynesboro
Waynesboro Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
This house was one of my favorites in Waynesboro.
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Neoclassical Revival House, Waynesboro
Waynesboro Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
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Steadman House, Circa 1917, Waynesboro
Waynesboro Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
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Green’s Cut Methodist Church, 1901
This historic church is the center of life in the Green’s Cut community.
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Green’s Cut Store
This small general store is no longer open.
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Hopeful Baptist Church, 1855, Burke County
It’s thought that this church was built by David Demarest, the architect of Old Mercer Chapel in Penfield and the Greene County Courthouse in Greensboro. It certainly harkens to his mastery of Greek Revival architecture. The congregation of Hopeful Baptist dates to 1815, when a church was organized on the lands of Alexander Carswell’s plantation. Three smaller less formal churches predate this structure. The pulpit is at the entrance to the church, in contrast to the layout of most houses of worship. A member told me that this was to insure that every congregant would interact with the preacher. A small section at the rear was used as seating for slaves.
National Register of Historic Places
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Abandoned School, Gough
The owner of the adjacent properties told me this was a funeral home for as long has he could remember. The architecture suggests it was built as a school.
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Abandoned Church, Gough
This old vernacular church. likely from the turn of the last century, is located on private property but can be seen from the road.
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Clapboard House, Gough
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