Jewell Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
Central Hallway House, Jewell
The Victorian porch posts and balustrade are later additions to the house, which appears to be of antebellum construction.
Jewell Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
Filed under --WARREN COUNTY GA--, Jewell GA
Horeb Baptist Church, 1824, Mayfield
Organized as Folsom Creek Baptist Church on 28 June 1792 by Adam Jones and Jeptha Vining, this church was renamed Horeb in 1798 and relocated to the present location in 1799. As was often the case, slaves were members until the Civil War and some are buried in the adjacent cemetery. Newly emancipated, African-Americans began to organize their own churches after the war. At its bicentennial in 1992, membership in Horeb had dwindled to such a low number that the church officially disbanded. It is still well-maintained and used for occasional events and services.
Filed under --HANCOCK COUNTY GA--, Mayfield GA
Reynolds House, Mayfield
One historic resource survey dates this Plantation Plain/I-House to circa 1860, but I believe it was built earlier than that. Other than the name of the first owner, I have been unsuccessful at locating more history.
Filed under --HANCOCK COUNTY GA--, Mayfield GA
Birdsong-Hill-Elliot House, Mayfield
As evidenced by its present state, Mayfield’s iconic Birdsong-Hill-Elliot House is likely in its last days without quick intervention. It has rapidly deteriorated since I last photographed it in 2014.
Filed under --HANCOCK COUNTY GA--, Mayfield GA
Mayfield Methodist Church, 1949, Hancock County
I believe this was built by the Mayfield Methodist Church to replace an earlier structure on the site dating to 1897. The property was a gift of Lena Birdsong. The congregation formed earlier in the 1890s and originally met in members’ homes and a one-room schoolhouse. Construction began on this church in 1949, but I’m not sure when it was completed. The congregation was never very large and disbanded years ago.
In recent years it has been home to a couple of African-American congregations, including the Mayfield Church of God in Christ and the Ogeechee Ministries of God.
Filed under --HANCOCK COUNTY GA--, Mayfield GA
Saddlebag House, Warren County
This saddlebag house is barely hanging on. It’s located on the Warren County side of the Ogeechee River, near historic Mayfield.
Filed under --WARREN COUNTY GA--
Jacob Burkhalter House, Circa 1778, Warrenton
Though it has been moved from its original location, the home of Revolutionary War veteran Jacob Burkhalter is the oldest in Warrenton. In March 1825 the Marquis de Lafayette stayed at the Burkhalter House while traveling by stagecoach from Augusta to Milledgeville on the Southern leg of his American tour. Dan Muller, the present owner, has done a lot of sensitive restoration and stabilization work on the house.
Filed under --WARREN COUNTY GA--, Warrenton GA
Stagecoach Inn, 1780s, Warrenton
This historic stagecoach inn would have seen lots of business after it was built on the old Milledgeville-Augusta route in the 1780s. I’ve found very little history for such an important survivor, and what I have found seems apocryphal, but as always will update when I learn more. It has been stabilized and restored by its present owners and is now known as the Stagecoach House Events Venue.
Filed under --WARREN COUNTY GA--, Warrenton GA
