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Georgia Architectural and Historic Properties Survey of Colonial Store and Handy Food Store on East Railroad Ave., U.S. 41, Sycamore, Turner County, Ga., 1981

Georgia Architectural and Historic Properties Survey of East Railroad Ave. [2], U.S. 41, Sycamore, Turner County, Ga., 1981. Two one story commercial brick buildings with flat roofs. Fair condition. Two one story commercial brick buildings with flat…

Georgia Architectural and Historic Properties Survey of Sycamore Elementary School, Labelle Ave., Sycamore, Turner County, Ga., 1981. Large brick building with hipped roof with gables. The wings of the building feature backward and forward facing…

Georgia Architectural and Historic Properties Survey of Depot on Ashley St., Rebecca, Ga., March 1981. Turner County, Ga. Depot. 1 story rectangular clapboard & board & batten. Hipped roof with wide overhang & brackets. Double hung sash windows are…

Georgia Architectural and Historic Properties Survey of First Pentecostal Church of Sycamore, Sycamore Mattress & Upholstery, and U.S. Post Office & OneStop Denham, Inc., East Railroad Ave., U.S. 41, Sycamore, Turner County, Ga., 1981.

Two story…

Turner County, Georgiastore in Amboy GA, sign over door "Amboy" (other sources identify as Pace's [Pate's] Grocery), with gasoline pump marked "Supreme"Medium 35 mm black-and-white film negatives Call Number/Physical Location Call number: AFC…

Location: 765 N Main St. in Ashburn, Georgia
Date: February 20, 2021

ASHBURN’S HISTORIC DRIVING TOUR STOP #6
This home, sometimes known as the McKenzie Home or one of the Shingler homes, was built for Clyde Shingler McKenzie by her father J.S.…

Coordinates: 31°47'33.5"N 83°35'17.1"W

Located in Amboy, Ga

Here is an example of a Dennis & Dennis designed home in Ashburn. It was built in 1916 at the request of pioneer J.S. Shingler for his sister-in-law, Mrs. Josie Baldwin. The house has a beautiful larger than the normal front door!

Construction…

Home of Clair McLendon, son of J.T. McLendon, this ornate Victorian home boasts of twelve foot ceilings and a huge open attic for heat dissipation during the hot summer months.

Thomas John Shingler House. Shingler Heights Historic District’s only example of board-and-batten construction. The house has exposed rafters and rusticated concrete block porch posts as decorative features.

The first brick house in Ashburn, Ga. It was built by the Ewing family.

765 N. Main St. in Ashburn, GA

Known as the Shingler House, this lovely home represents the Neoclassical Revival period. Constructed in 1908, the building features a multi-hipped, red tile roof, exposed rafters, and monumental portico. The porte…

721 N Main St. in Ashburn, Ga

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…

507 N. Main St.

Built in 1900 for William Andrew Shingler, cousin of J.S. Shingler, this is one of many Dennis & Dennis designed homes. This design firm located in Macon will pop up several times on the tour because Mr. Peter E. Dennis (1854-1929)…

Located at 605 Hudson Avenue in Ashburn, Ga.

This home was built for Frank M. "F.M." Tison, Sr. and his Pearl Perry Tison around 1913-1914. It later became the longtime home of Frank M. "F.M." Tison, Jr. and his wife Daisy Lane Tison. It remained…

Turner County Frozen Foods was built in 1947 by Grady M. Sconyers (1909-1968) and his wife Cortez Henderson Sconyers (1908-2000). They operated it until 1950 when he sold it to John Corbett.

Location: 1721 US Hwy 41, Sycamore, Ga

photo 1:
THE STATE OF THE HOUSE WHEN MIKE, SUE, AND THEIR DAUGHTERS TOURED THE HOUSE.
IMAGE COURTESY OF THE MASTRARIO FAMILY, CIRCA JUNE 1992

photo 2:
THE INFORMAL LIVING ROOM WITH A SMALL GLIMMER OF THE BACK HALLWAY STAIRS.
IMAGE COURTESY OF…

ALBRITTON SERVICE STATION WAS LOCATED ON THE CORNER OF US HWY 41 S. & DASHER ST. IN SYCAMORE, GA.

To read more from Jack Albritton's People of Turner County interview:
https://turnercountyproject.com/2022/01/17/jack-albritton/

Pictured is the building that was Garrett's Dinette which was owned by W.C. Garrett and Annie Belle Sellars Garrett.

To learn more about Garrett's Dinette, check out this interview with Donald…

This is a Kodacolor print Made by Eastman Kodak Company
T.M. regis. U.S, Pat. Off.
Week of March 24, 1952

located on Gordon Street in Ashburn, GA

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

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…
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