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Erick, Georgia
These ruins caught my eye. It appears they’re all that remain of Erick, a lost community situated along the Seaboard Rail line in western Wheeler County Sandra Spires Johnson first identified this as...
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Keene Farmhouse, Wheeler County
Thanks to Brandon Keene for the identification. This was his family’s old homeplace.
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Historic Farmstead, Irwin County
I last photographed this farm in 2010. In my younger days, riding all the dirt roads of Irwin County, it was always a landmark and a favorite. Returning recently, I was amazed how much the property...
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Historic Storefronts, Nashville
East Marion Avenue The historic commercial storefronts that surround the Berrien County courthouse are the heart of Nashville. They’ve been undergoing restorations in recent years. North Davis Street...
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Berrien County Courthouse, 1898, Nashville
Designed by the W. Chamberlain Company of Knoxville, Tennessee, the Berrien County Courthouse was built for $17,000. It replaced a two-story log structure of 1858 which was also located on this site....
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Methodist Church, Nashville
Nashville United Methodist Church is one of Berrien County’s most historic congregations.
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Pueblo Revival House, Nashville
Pueblo Revival architecture was popular in the 1920s and 1930s. There are at least three houses of this style in Nashville, including one right next door to this one. This house is well-maintained...
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Masonic Building, 1909, Ray City
The downstairs portion of Ray City Lodge No. 553, Free & Accepted Masons, has served as the Ray City Drugstore and the Victory Soda Shop. It’s the only remaining commercial brick structure in Ray...
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Abandoned House, Millwood
This eclectic house seems to symbolize the fortunes of Millwood, like so many other railroad towns that dried up as soon as the business did. At one time, the railroad siding here was a busy hub but...
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Ocilla United Methodist Church
In his History of Irwin County (Atlanta, Foote & Davies, 1932), J. B. Clements writes: The Methodists must have been in Irwin County as early as the Baptists, if not earlier. He notes that the...
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Neoclassical Revival House, Ocilla
This is another of Ocilla’s grandest homes, and it’s been recently restored.
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Mobley House, Ocilla
This Craftsman bungalow has always been one of my favorites. According to Trish Lilly Jones, it was owned by Ms. Lillie Mobley (1898-1983) until her mother, Barbara Wilkinson, purchased it in 1986....
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Tift County Courthouse, 1913, Tifton
W. A. Edwards designed Tift County’s courthouse in the Beaux Arts style quite popular at the time. On first glance it may appear a bit mundane, but walk around the square and you’ll likely by inspired...
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Paxson’s Drug Store, Abbeville
Abbeville’s historic downtown is in great danger of being lost if something is not done in the near future. I’ve heard that such an effort is underway. Perhaps some of the monies raised from the...
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Abbeville School
I’m not sure what the name of this school was, but I assume by the architecture that it was one.
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Abbeville Methodist Church, 1892
This church originally had a steeple. It’s the oldest church structure in Abbeville, to my knowledge. I recall, quite a few years ago now, when they were re-roofing this church. I was amazed at how...
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