Buildings of Turner County

Turner County Courthouse at Sunset

Construction Date: 1907
Location: 219 E. College Avenue, Ashburn, Georgia
National Register Information System ID #: 80001247, registered 9/18/1980

The Evans House

411 N Main St. in Ashburn, Georgia

Built around 1890, was once known as the Betts House because this three-story Queen Anne-style home was built by Ashburn entrepreneur John Samuel Betts (July 29, 1848 – April 25, 1918). The home boasts of pine hardwood flooring, 12-foot ceilings, 4…

McKenzie Building, 105 East College Avenue in Ashburn, Ga (March 4, 2021)

National Register of Historic Places #: 92001042, Ashburn Commercial Historic District

James Simon Shingler (August 25, 1859 – September 30, 1943) constructed what is known as the McKenzie building located in downtown Ashburn, Georgia in 1906.…

The Wiregrass Farmer Building, (109 N Gordon St., Ashburn, GA)

The Wiregrass Farmer building was designed by Peter E. Dennis of the Dennis & Dennis firm of Macon, Georgia in 1903. It was constructed on the instructions of town pioneer and Ashburn entrepreneur John Samuel Betts (July 29, 1848 – April 25, 1918).…

405 Gilmore Street in Ashburn, Georgia (February 20, 2021)

405 Gilmore Street, stop #27 on the Ashburn Historical Tour, according to the tax records, was built in 1900. Previous information has said this home was built for the Gilmore family whom the street it sits on was named after. There are also rumors…

Patton House (327 Hudson St. in Ashburn, Georgia)

This Georgian-style home was built in 1896 by John Robert Patton (September 13, 1859 – March 20, 1898), as a gift for his wife Fannie McLendon Patton (September 23, 1869 – November 9, 1949). Apparently, it was a complete surprise to Fannie when her…

The Evans House (420 S. Main St. in Ashburn, Ga)

This home is known as the Evans House because this two-story Victorian home was built by Ashburn entrepreneur John West Evans (September 27, 1844 – January 16, 1904) and his wife Ella Bohannon Evans (December 27, 1852 – February 22, 1910) who were…

The House by the Road (date unknown)

Built in 1919 by J.S. Shingler for his son Robert Royal Shingler. Within a few years, he married his distant cousin Lillian Hughes. In 1926, Lillian turned her home into a hospitality suite with lodgings and a restaurant for travelers who frequented…

View from Turner County Courthouse Bell Tower (after 1912)

Ashburn Methodist Church far upper left and Ashburn First Baptist Church far right.

Coastal Plains Building [previously Ashburn Bank]

In 1926, Ashburn Bank moved to its second location, a newly constructed brick facility on the southwest corner of College and Gordon Street. Stained glassed windows were imported from a church in England and were installed in the new bank. The build,…

Victoria Evans Memorial Library (before 1987)

This one-story, wood-framed building was constructed in 1932 by the City of Ashburn with the help of a public works program. The original purpose was to become a community and library space. However, a new library was built on donated Shingler land…

315 E College St. in Ashburn, GA

Location: 315 E College St. in Ashburn, GA

This Classical Revival home was built by J.S. Shingler in 1916 for his sister-in-law, Mrs. Josie Baldwin. Construction costs totaled $2,500.00. This home was eventually sold to Judge W. A. Greer in 1919.…

Abandoned farm house on Nesmith Road (Sycamore, GA)

Abandoned building (Sycamore, GA)

The House by the Road

“The House by the Road,” a craftsman style home was built in 1919 by J.S. Shingler for his son Robert Royal Shingler and his wife, Lillian Hughes Shingler. It was cited by the Duncan Hines travel guide as “such a delightful place you will want to…

JSS Medallion on Shingler Building

This medallion is feature on the Shingler Building located on McLendon Street in downtown Ashburn, Ga. James Simon "J.S." Shingler is heavily responsible for Turner County as we know it today. He had his hand in building many prominent buildings in…

McKenzie House

Location: 765 N Main St. in Ashburn, Ga.

Constructed in 1908, the building features a multi-hipped, red tile roof, exposed rafters, and monumental portico. The porte cochere was enclosed in 1914 when a sun room was added. Built for Clyde Shingler…

Ashburn City Jail

This tiny building was once the Ashburn City Jail. Built in 1900, it was nothing more than a holding cell until its prisoners could be released or transferred to a larger facility.

Location: W. College Avenue in Ashburn, Georgia (between the…

Turner County Courthouse, view from both sides

Old Turner County Jail, interior

The Turner County Jail was built in 1906 as the newly formed Turner County’s first official jail. County records show that the first order of business was issuing $60,000 in bonds for a jail and courthouse. The jail was designed in the Romanesque…

Sunset over the Turner County Courthouse

Freds and Family Dollar Shops

Piggly Wiggly

Community Pulls for library

Article discusses the new building for the Victoria Evans Memorial Library, located at
605 North St.
Ashburn, GA

"The library in Turner County was actually started in the early 1920s by a group of local women who were members of a sewing club.…

"Sparrow's Nest" - Showplace of Turner County - Cannon Home

A feature showcase on the Sparrow's Nest, home built by town pioneer James Simon Shingler in 1895. The images featured in the article discuss the unique features such as the intricate woodwork, the painted ceilings, and the yard ornaments.

County Jail Turner County - National Register of Historic Places #82002490

From Application:
"The Turner County jail was built in 1906 as the newly formed (1905) county's first jail. County records show the first order of business was issuing $60,000 in bonds for a jail and courthouse. The jail was designed by Wagoner &…

Turner County Courthouse - National Registration of Historical Places Application + Photos - #80001247

Pages: 4

This red and buff colored courthouse has three entrances. Two are elaborate. They are projecting, Ionic tetrastyle. The cement columns are coupled on each side of a pedimented doorway. The columns are capped by a pediment filled with a…

Shingler Building

8 photographs of the Shingler Building located on the corner of McLendon St. and College Avenue in Ashburn, GA.

Descriptions:
1 - Front McLendon St. Fascade facing towards First Baptist church; Photographer facing north

2 - J.S. Shingler…

Turner County Post Office

Photographs of the exterior and interior of the Turner County Post Office. Built in 1939.

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