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Abandoned, Cemeteries, Georgia

Sexton’s House-Atlanta, Georgia

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This Craftsman-style home is tucked into a corner at the back of Crestlawn Cemetery. For the number of times I have visited this cemetery, I have managed to miss it until recently. Tax records indicate the home was built in 1910. Crestlawn Cemetery wasn’t established until 1916.

The original owners were the Allen family, Cora and Frank and their sons, James and Horace. Frank Allen served as the sexton for Crestlawn Cemetery until his death in 1946. Both James and Horace lived in the home after their parents passed. Horace was the last Allen to live here when he passed away in 1975.

This is the view through the one window that was not boarded up. Sadly, the home is in horrible condition.
This is the storage shed in the yard. I just loved the light with the fall colors.

Credits to Archive Atlanta for the initial information on the house.

Cemeteries, Georgia, National Register of Historic Places

The Ghostly Image and Travels of Ida Bennett Bass-Rome and Atlanta, Georgia

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Ida Bennett Bass was the daughter of prominent Atlantans, Benjamin and Mary Elizabeth Bennett. She married Charles Bass, who was from a prominent Rome family. They had four children, but only one lived past infancy. During her third pregnancy, she died during childbirth while giving birth to twins. The son, Edward, died the next day, and her daughter Miriam lived another two months.

Ida’s parents refused to bury their child in Rome and brought her to Atlanta to be buried in Oakland Cemetery. One story about Ida is that her ghost will travel from Atlanta to visit her children and husband who are buried in Myrtle Hill Cemetery in Rome.

Edward Bass in Myrtle Hill Cemetery.

Another story about Ida is that when the house she lived in caught on fire, one wall was untouched. When workers went to remove a mirror, they found an image of a mother holding two infants.

Charles Bass and his second wife, Marjorie, are buried in Myrtle Hill Cemetery.

The daughter Miriam is buried in Oakland Cemetery.

Black History, Churches, Georgia, National Register of Historic Places

Ariel Bowen Memorial United Methodist Church-Atlanta, Georgia

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Built in 1939, the church has roots in the Pittsburgh community of Atlanta with its beginnings in 1882 as the Gate City Methodist Episcopal Church. In 1904, it was renamed for Ariel Bowen, an educator, activist, and musician who was very active in the church.

For a fuller history of the church, visit the church’s website. The church is a contributing property to the Pittsburgh Community Historic District.

Georgia, Historic Photos, National Register of Historic Places, Schools

St. Anthony’s School-Atlanta, Georgia

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St. Anthony’s School opened in February 1934. The Art-Deco-influenced building was designed by the Reverend Michael McInerney, who, according to the Atlanta Constitution, is an “ecclesiastical and instructional architect of Belmont Abbey.” It cost $40,000 to construct.

It is listed as a contributing property on the Historic West End’s application to the National Register of Historic Places.