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Exchange Bank, Circa 1915, Oakfield
In 2010, Vonnice Brown wrote: “I have always loved this building and about a year ago, I purchased it from the Harris family. The bank was built in the early 1900’s and was open only 3 years as a...
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Whitehall Street, Oakfield
The building on the left was a combination post office/store and in the distance is the town well, sheltered by a gazebo.
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Shingler Methodist Church, 1917
This beautiful church (now United Methodist) was constructed between 1916-1917. S. S. Kemp was the pastor at the time. J. J. DuPriest, C. T. Lumpkin, and W. D. Royal made up the Building Committee.
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The Cedars, Jefferson County
This grand antebellum home, located between Wadley and Sandersville, is surrounded by ancient cedar trees, many of which are showing their age and the scars of wind and weather. I believe there were...
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Kite Masonic Lodge No. 321, 1890
This was built for the Kite Masonic Lodge, but since 1920 has been home to the Kite Homemaker’s Club, a women’s service group. A plaque over the side door honors Grace Harrison Elliot, a charter...
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Jackson’s Baptist Church, Washington County
This congregation was established in 1826 and was the church home to many Washington County pioneers. Some of the earliest settlers of the area are buried in this historic cemetery. This fieldstone...
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Warthen Law Office, 1860s, Sandersville
Sandersville Commercial & Industrial District, NRHP This neoclassical gem has a fascinating history. There is some confusion as to its date of construction. Some sources suggest that it’s...
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Holt Brothers Banking Company, 1898, Sandersville
National Register of Historic Places Designed by Charles Edward Choate, this downtown landmark once housed a bank and other commercial offices. Today, it’s used for retail purposes.
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Harris Street Storefronts, Sandersville
Sandersville Commercial & Industrial District, NRHP The building at left is the old WPA Post Office.
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Old Washington County Jail, 1891, Sandersville
Sandersville Commercial & Industrial District, NRHP This Victorian jail and sheriff’s home has been restored and is now home to the Old Jail Museum & Genealogy Research Center. It’s popular...
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Washington County Courthouse, 1869, Sandersville
National Register of Historic Places Sandersville is one of the old towns of the Georgia interior, having been designated Washington County’s seat of government in 1796. The present courthouse is the...
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Paris-Elkins House, 1900, Sandersville
North Harris Street Historic District, NRHP Charles Edward Choate, the architect responsible for the Holt Brothers Banking Company building on the courthouse square, also designed this home. Thanks to...
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Newman House,1855, Sandersville
North Harris Street Historic District, NRHP Major Mark N. Newman (1827-1906) of Company C, 49th Georgia Volunteer Infantry, built the first section of this house in 1855. It was extensively remodeled...
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Brown House, Circa 1851, Sandersville
On his infamous March to the Sea, General William Tecumseh Sherman headquartered in this house on 26 November 1864. Built by Nathan Haynes, the house has had many owners, William Gainer Brown most...
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