Edge Hill is a crossroads community in Glasscock County. I have yet to determine location of this Rosenwald school.
Edge Hill School-Glascock County, Georgia
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Gillis Springs Colored School-Treutlen County, Georgia
Gillis Springs is a small community in Treutlen County. I have yet to determine where this Rosenwald School was located.
Rocky Mount Baptist Church-Rex, Georgia
The church was the spiritual home of Martin Luther King’s grandparents, Celia and James King. According to the church’s website, the church was founded in 1856. There’s a sign in the cemetery that gives the date if 1853, so I am gathering the cemetery predates the church. Either way, this is an early date for a Black church to be in existence.
The cemetery also has a handful of Eldren Bailey markers.
Pleasant Hill School-Conyers, Georgia
The schoolhouse sits next to the Pleasant Hill Baptist Church in the Honey Creek Community of Rockdale County.
Atlanta Constitution Building-Atlanta, Georgia
Some may know this as the Georgia Power Building because they were the second occupants. This Art Moderne building was built in 1947. It was in use until 1982. Unfortunately, it has been vacant ever since. It’s a critical building that needs to be restored. Architect Adolph Wittman designed the building. There have been various plans for the building, but there have been no movements towards restoration.
The Georgia School of Technology-Atlanta, Georgia
This is an 1898 photo of the Georgia Institute of Technology back when it was known as the The Georgia School of Technology. The building on the right is Tech Tower. The building on the left is the second shop building. It was built in 1892-1893 after the original shop building burned. It cost $12,000 to rebuild the second shop building.
This photo was featured in a book co-published by the Chamber of Commerce and City Council.
Reference: Martin, T. H. Atlanta Chamber of Commerce., Atlanta (Ga.). City Council. (1898). Hand book of the city of Atlanta: A comprehensive review of the city’s commercial, industrial and residential conditions. Atlanta, Ga.: The Southern industrial publishing company.