Category Archives: National Register of Historic Places

-Georgia, Cemeteries, National Register of Historic Places, Save Outdoor Sculpture

Williamson Mausoleum-Eastman, Georgia

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Dodge County

Orphans Cemetery is located near Eastman in Dodge County, Georgia. It is a small, well-maintained cemetery that features the beautiful Williamson Mausoleum.

Albert Genavie Williamson and his five younger, orphaned brothers moved to Eastman around 1873. Williamson was an entrepreneur who donated the land for the Orphans Christian Church and cemetery.

According to the National Register of Historic Places nomination, A. G. Williamson had this monument built out by the Cordele Consolidated Marble Company after meeting a monument salesman. Made out of of Carrara marble, it was sculpted from a family photograph. It features Mr. Williamson, his wife Martha, and his nephew, Jay Gould Williamson. Interestingly, Jay is buried on St. Simon’s in the Christ Church graveyard.

Outside of the artistic merit of the monument, it’s apparently unusual to find a funerary monument of three people together like this one.

It was put on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.

-Georgia, National Register of Historic Places

Auchumpkee Creek Covered Bridge, Georgia

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Built by Dr. J. W. Herring, the bridge was built in 1898. It has also been called the Hootenville Covered Bridge. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.
-Georgia, National Register of Historic Places

Howard Finster’s Paradise Garden-Summerville, Georgia

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Folk artist Howard Finster built Paradise Garden in Pennville, Georgia to share other creators’ work and his own. He is often considered one of the most prolific artists having made over 46,000 pieces of art. If you’re ever in north Georgia, it’s worth a visit. Since my visit in 2014, there has been significant restoration work. They’ve also added places on AirBnb for people to reserve.

-South Carolina, Cemeteries, National Register of Historic Places

Old Stone Church Cemetery-Clemson, South Carolina

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Reverend Thomas Reese, 1742-1796

The Old Stone Church’s cemetery predates the existence of the church. The first confirmed burial was in 1795. Noted early South Carolinians, such as Calhoun and Pickens, are buried in the cemetery. The cemetery and church (not pictured) are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Osenappa-More information can be read about this burial here.
George (1818-1882) and Sarah (1844-1919) Xherry
Grayson Newman, 1911-1914
Mamie Arnold Cary, 1871-1906
General Andrew Pickens, 1739-1817
Rebecca Calhoun Pickens, 1745-1814
-South Carolina, Cemeteries, Churches and Temples, National Register of Historic Places

Shiloh Methodist Church and Cemetery-Inman, South Carolina

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Spartanburg County

The Shiloh Methodist Church is the oldest extant church in Spartanburg, South Carolina. The congregation started after the Revolutionary War. This church building was constructed around 1825. Church services have not been held since 1915, but there is a yearly homecoming every May.

It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.

-Georgia, Houses, National Register of Historic Places

Foster-Thomason-Miller House-Madison, Georgia

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Morgan County

When I moved back to Georgia in 2013, I was already an avid photographer. My first weekend trip upon my return was to Madison. After living up north for over a decade, I had asked friends to suggest a place for me to get out of Atlanta. They recommended Madison. For those of you know Madison, you know why they recommended it.

This house, the Foster-Thomason-Miller house, was the first house that made me pull my car over immediately. Just doing a google search will show you I am not the first person to be enamored with this house.

After decades of being abandoned, it is finally being restored.

For more more photos and additional information I recommend:

The Forgotten South

Vanishing Georgia

Autopsy of Architecture