Tag Archives: Cuthbert

Baptist Female College Dormitory-Cuthbert, Georgia

The Baptist Female College Dormitory was built in 1852 in Cuthbert, Georgia, after the Baptist leadership voted in November 1851 to start a women’s college. The school closed in 1863. While attempts to restart the school after the Civil War were unsuccessful, it closed for good in 1875. Afterwards, it was sold off to become private property. Owned by several families over the years, it is also known as the Muse-Dews-Gay-Martin-Blaskow House. The Greek Revival home contributes to the Cuthbert Historic District.

Mitchell Grove Baptist Church-Cuthbert, Georgia

Mitchell Grove Baptist Church is located on a dirt road south of Cuthbert, Georgia. There is not much printed information on the church. According to FindAGrave, the earliest burial was in 1893. A historic resources survey indicates the church was built in 1894. I believe that is the structure that is in overgrowth. The double front doors and multiple windows on the side of the building indicate a church.

The single-tower white building is in good condition and is still used by the congregation. Obituaries indicate that the cemetery is still active and has remained active throughout the church’s history. The cemetery has a mixture of vernacular and commercial headstones.

Carrie Bankston Harper
Millie Nickson Died April 12, 1937
Plot of Sammie and Ossie Thomas
The double front doors of what could be the original church
While hard to see, several windows could be seen on either side of the church

Cuthbert City Hall-Randolph County, Georgia

Cuthbert’s City Hall was a Works Progress Administration (WPA) project towards the end of the New Deal. Built in 1940, the Mid-Century building is still used as a city hall.

Ford Monument-Cuthbert, Georgia

Randolph County

Located in the Rosedale Cemetery in Cuthbert, Georgia, the Aaron (1903-1983) and Gertrude (1913-1996) Ford monument is an impressive copy of Michelangelo’s Night. Gertrude’s parents are Ethel and Bryant Castellow. Her father was a US Senator. Her mother was a descendant of early families of Randolph County.

Aaron Ford served as a US Congressman for the state of Mississippi.