The Beth Salem Presbyterian Congregation was founded in 1785 in Oglethorpe County, a mile outside Lexington, making it the oldest Presbyterian Church in the area. In 1822, the congregation had a church built in Lexington. In 1893, the second building on this site was constructed. Until recently, it was the oldest Presbyterian congregation in the state, but membership dwindled over the years. In 2017, the town of Lexington purchased the church and now uses the Gothic Revival building for events.
Hogan’s Store is a familiar landmark for anyone driving Highway 78 south of Lexington, Georgia.
The Crawford Baptist Church, built in 1885 near the Crawford Depot, is notable for the carved details above the Gothic Revival stained glass windows.
The Willingham-Watkins House was built by Thomas Brewer in 1832 as a plantation plain. It was converted to a Greek Revival home in the 1850s.
The photo below is from the Library of Congress’s Historic American Buildings Survery collection.
Crawford, Georgia, is located in Oglethorpe County, south of Athens, on Highway 78. According to the 2020 census, 807 people called the town home. This Carpenter Gothic home showcases the typical steep gables with gingerbread trim that define this architectural style. Tax records indicate the home was built in 1900, but that is often a placeholder date when the actual build date is unknown.
Outside of knowing it was built in 1900, I cannot find any history on this house.
Updated to add, according to Scott Reed, this home was built in the 1840s. It was modified in the 1870s, and then in 1900, it was modified to what we see today.
