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Folk Victorian House, Montezuma
Montezuma Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
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Watson-Mathews Funeral Home, Montezuma
This is one of the most unique houses in the area. It became a funeral home in 1969. Montezuma Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
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Central of Georgia Depot, 1890, Montezuma
After falling into disuse after passenger service ended in the early 1970s, the depot was used as a warehouse for a number of years. In 1980, it was donated to the Macon County Historical society,...
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First Baptist Church, 1899, Montezuma
Montezuma Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
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Carnegie Library, 1907, Montezuma
Montezuma Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
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Stockton House, 1850s, Oglethorpe
I haven’t been able to locate an exact date for this house but was told it was built in the 1850s. It’s one of the most important antebellum structures in Macon County. Comments on our Facebook page...
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Antebellum Cottage, Oglethorpe
Though I can’t confirm it at this time, I believe this home to be of antebellum construction.
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Mt. Zion-St. Luke Lutheran Church, 1911, Oglethorpe
This historic congregation is older than Macon County. From 1827 until the Civil War, Mt. Zion Church built at least three churches, with the first being built about nine miles west of present-day...
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M. E. Church, South, 1892, Oglethorpe
James Duke, Jr., notes that the church was organized in 1852. A memorial to the Reverend James Bradford Smith, placed in the churchyard in 1853, indicates that the congregation worshiped on this same...
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Seventh-Day Adventist Church, Oglethorpe
This was originally a Baptist church and was moved from Oglethorpe to its present location.
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Farmer-Powell House, 1905, Fitzgerald
Though it’s best known as the Elks Lodge today, this is one of Fitzgerald’s oldest houses. It was built by local banker E. K. Farmer in 1905. Originally a wooden edifice, it was much smaller than it...
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Clayton & Bessie Jay House, 1926, Fitzgerald
This Craftsman-style house has recently been restored by Scott & Susan Spivey. It was built by Fitzgerald pioneers Clayton and Bessie Jay in 1926. Their granddaughter, Lydia Jay Mason, writes: My...
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Harvey & Lydia Jay House, 1934, Fitzgerald
This home was built by local architect Lauren Parrott for $5000 in 1934 for Harvey & Lydia Jay. Mr. Jay was a well-respected Fitzgerald attorney for many years and also served as mayor. Thanks to...
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Gable-Front House, Fitzgerald
The Italianate eave brackets give this a bit more character than the average gable-front house.
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Church of Deliverance, Ocilla
Karen Phillips writes: For most of its history this was known as the Free Will Baptist Church, located on 7th Street between Oak Street and Maple Street. It was probably built in the early 1900s. It...
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Warthen United Methodist Church, 1886
Tom Warthen gave the land upon which this church was built in 1886, as his new wife was Methodist and there was no such church in the area. Warthen Historic District, National Register of Historic...
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Bethlehem Baptist Church, 1890, Warthen
Constituted in 1790, Bethlehem Baptist’s congregation is thought to be the oldest in Washington County. It was first known as the Church of Christ on Cag Creek (now Keg Creek). It later relocated and...
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Bethlehem Academy, 1904, Warthen
Though it now serves as the Warthen Community Center, this Colonial Revival building was originally home to the Bethlehem Academy, associated with the adjacent church. It was chartered in 1832 and was...
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Millers Chapel A.M.E. Church, 1922, Worth County
A modern sign at this church identifies it as New Miller’s Chapel and notes that the congregation was established in 1888. A cornerstone indicates that the church was built in 1922, likely as a wooden...
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