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Gene Theatre, McRae
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McRae First Baptist Church, 1908
Organized 1880
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Abandoned Roadside Store, McRae
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Telfair Utilities Window Sign, McRae
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Ryals Drug Store, McRae
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Patriotic Doorway, McRae
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Fishmonger’s Window Sign, McRae
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Eady’s Fish Market, McRae
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The Mythical Town of Small Grove, Georgia
I’ve driven past this a hundred times, and stopped for the first time only today. It occupies nearly an entire side of a small rectangular concrete block structure and heralds the work of folk artist Henry Lee Gorham.
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Gene Theatre, McRae
Named for Georgia Governor Eugene Talmadge, I’ve not been able to locate an exact opening date, but I know it was operating as early as 1951. In an earlier post, Janice Green Scruggs recalled: “The Gene Theatre was “the” place for everything going on in McRae back in the late ’50 and early ’60′s. All the kids/teenagers had to make their weekend showing there no matter what was showing. You didn’t go for the movie, you went to be seen and socialize, to meet boys/girls and have something to do on Saturday…it was great times, wonderful memories.”
Jack Dominey noted that “The Gene was a segregated theater by custom if not formal enforcement all the way up until the late 1970s.” I was a only slightly surprised by this, but it’s an interesting historical note.
http://vanishingsouthgeorgia.com/2009/11/09/gene-theatre-mcrae/
For a great vintage image:
http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/30094
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South Georgia College Administration Building, 1892, McRae
South Georgia College began operations in January 1893, a result of an educational initiative by the South Georgia Conference of the Methodist Church. (The school never had any assocaition with the present South Georgia College, in Douglas). Reverend W. A. Huckabee served as the first president. Although called a college from the outset, the institution actually offered various levels of instruction, from grammar and high school, to two years of college for students inclined to further their educations. The college closed in 1928, when the Methodist Church withdrew their financial backing. The campus was sold to the local school district and this structure served as the high school until the 1960s when it became a primary school. It’s now home to the Telfair Center for the Arts.
National Register of Historic Places
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Max & Emma Sue McRae House, 1897, McRae
John Wayne McRae notes that this was the home of Max & Emma Sue McRae. He adds: Judge Maxwell Lamar McRae (1875-1951) read law under the Honorable Tom Eason and was admitted to the bar in 1895. In 1902 he was appointed city judge by Governor Terrell, a position he held until 1907. He was Secretary and Treasurer of the McRae Grocery Co., which he organized in 1906 and President of the Telfair Fertilzer Company, which he organized on 1910. In 1921 he returned to farming, owning about 3,000 acres of land. He was a member of the Georgia Legislature from 1898-1899, served as Mayor of McRae for several terms and was vice-president of the board of trustees of South Georgia College. He was a 1st Lieutenant during the Spanish-American War. Judge McRae was also a co-founder of Brewton Parker College in Mt.Vernon.
National Register of Historic Places
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McRae Presbyterian Church, 1903
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Tudor Revival Cottage, McRae
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Neoclassical Revival House, McRae
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Mr. T’s Barber Shop, McRae
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Telfair County Jail, 1902, McRae
Few historic jails of this age are still in use but Telfair County’s is an exception. It’s been renovated in recent years and additions have been made. This was a common style for jails in the early 20th century.
National Register of Historic Places
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Telfair County Courthouse, 1934, McRae
McRae was designated the Telfair County seat in 1871 (replacing Jacksonville) and a courthouse was constructed in 1873. A more modern structure was completed in 1904 and served until burning in the early 1930s.
The present structure was built in 1934, incorporating some of the brick walls from the 1904 structure. It was designed by the Macon firm of Dennis & Dennis.
National Register of Historic Places
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Southern Railway Depot, McRae
This may have been built in the 1890s but I can’t find an exact date. It’s been used for storage in recent years, I believe, but appears to be in deteriorating condition. It would be a great restoration project for McRae.
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Queen Anne House, Circa 1890, McRae
This beautifully maintained Queen Anne has been in the same family since its construction.
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