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Ray Road
The road was named for members of the Ray family who owned property on both sides of the road for many years. Family members who owned the property over time included Henry Ray, Earl Claude Ray, Earl Lamar Ray, Lillian Moore Ray, James Claude Ray,…
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
Location: 105 E College Ave. in Ashburn, GA
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…
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…
McKenzie Building Postcard Rendering
NOTICE HOW THIS ~1909 POSTCARD RENDERING HAS THE NAME “SHINGLER BUILDING” AND THE “J.S. SHINGLER” MARQUIS. DUE TO A TIMING ISSUE, THE MARQUIS WAS ORDERED FOR WHAT WE KNOW AS THE MCKENZIE BUILDING BUT IT WAS NOT COMPLETED IN TIME. HOWEVER, IN 1914,…
The Wiregrass Farmer Building
Location: 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…
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…
405 Gilmore Street
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
Location: 327 Hudson Avenue in Ashburn, GA
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,…
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,…
The Evans House
Location: 420 S Main St., 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…
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…
Ashburn First Baptist Placing of the Steeple (1956)
Tifton Machine Shop lifting the steeple in place with an extended boom. The boom tilts against the steeple base and another truck was tied to the front of the skidded so that the steeple could be set on the foundation.
Ashburn First Baptist Church Baracca Sunday School Class (1915)
Handwritten note on back:
Mr. Frank Marion Tison Sr. Class
He is seventh on second row, reading L to Right.
Mr. Frank Marion Tison Sr. Class
He is seventh on second row, reading L to Right.
Dot Ireland Coker swearing in as Probate Judge (~1980s)
Dot Ireland Coker, first woman county officer (~1980s)
Pictured L to R is Dot, her husband Bussey, and her two sons Randy and Mike.
Pictured L to R is Dot, her husband Bussey, and her two sons Randy and Mike.
Pioneers Sheep Bennett Pate and Daniel H. Davis, early ~1900s
Pioneers Sheep Bennett Pate and Daniel H. Davis, early ~1900s
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]
![Coastal Plains Building [previously Ashburn Bank] 2.28.2021.jpg](https://turnercountyproject.com/archive/files/square_thumbnails/c431e8f07a485d3446244bbd9db7e1a4.jpg "Coastal Plains Building [previously Ashburn Bank] 2.28.2021.jpg")
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.…
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.…
Ashburn First Baptist Church
302 McLendon St.
Ashburn, GA
Ashburn, GA
First United Methodist Church
Ashburn, 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…
Live Oak Methodist Church
Live Oak Methodist Church, founded in September 1888, is located on Live Oak Rd. The church has been completely abandoned and in disrepair.
Live Oak Methodist Church
Live Oak Methodist Church, founded in September 1888, is located on Live Oak Rd. The church has been completely abandoned and in disrepair.
Live Oak Tree covered in Ivy
Location: 507 N Main St in Ashburn, GA
Magnolia Tree
Location: 536 Grand St., in Ashburn, GA
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…
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…