Historic Augusta News Winter 2013

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Historic Augusta News
Volume 39 No. 3
The mission of Historic Augusta, Inc., is to preserve historically or architecturally
significant structures and sites in Augusta & Richmond County, Georgia.
Winter 2013
Preservation of historic resources embraces all types and
styles of buildings. Perhaps one of the most iconic categories
of buildings encompasses religious structures, constructed
to house the worship of God. As long as congregations are
strong, with lots of members and at least a core of members
with sufficient means to maintain and expand their worship
center, there seems to be no major problem in preserving
such structures. But the worst thing for a historic building
is to be empty, or under utilized. Changing demographics,
and shifts in population have created several underutilized
religious structures in the downtown area, and two of those
are included in Historic
Augusta's 2014 Endangered
Properties List.
Old First Baptist Church
at 802 Greene Street was
listed in the National
Register
of
Historic
Places in 1972 before the
congregation moved to
its current West Augusta
location. The problem in
those days was the dynamic
growth of the church,
which created a dilemma. Congregation Children of Israel
Should they remain in synagogue c. 1915
the center of town, or move to a large open tract of land
where they could more easily expand their footprint, and
increase their ministry opportunities? The decision was
made to move, but it left behind a beautiful Beaux-Arts
style church building at the southwest corner of Greene and
Eighth Streets. Further, the sacred ground were First Baptist
Church was founded in 1820 and also hosted the meeting of
the first Southern Baptist Convention in 1845, is considered
the birthplace of what grew to be the largest Protestant
denomination in the world. The building standing today,
completed in 1902, was designed by Georgia architect
Willis Franklin Denny, and remains an iconic landmark in
downtown Augusta. But it is showing its age and the need
for routine maintenance. Recently, due to water infiltration,
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its original round copper dome was repaired, but made
into a decagon, altering its original design. A number of
small congregations, as well as educational institutions
have utilized the building over the years since the original
congregation moved to Walton Way Extension, but none
has garnered the resources necessary to bring the building
back to its full potential. Hence, Historic Augusta lists Old
First Baptist on this year's Endangered Properties list. With
the construction of the new library, which anchors the
other end of this block, and major investment happening
to a row of late 19th Century homes in the middle, rehab of
Old First Baptist would complete an outstanding block of
Augusta architecture.
Another outstanding historic religious structure in
downtown Augusta is the original Congregation Children
of Israel synagogue at 525 Telfair Street. Constructed in the
Greek Revival temple style in 1869-1870, it is today the oldest
edifice in Georgia that was built as a synagogue. For many
years, since the congregation moved to Walton Way in the
late 1940s, the building has been used as offices by the City
of Augusta and Richmond County. It is best known today as
the offices of the Augusta Planning and Zoning Department,
but those will soon move into the renovated Municipal
Building. Over the past 60 years since it has been used as city
and county offices, much remodeling has occurred to the old
synagogue building, both inside and out. Its stately columns
have been denuded of their original smooth stucco finish,
exposing the curved brick structural components. The brick
exterior has been painted many times and is a drab gray
color, also obscuring the windows. The main interior space,
once a large open worship area, has been made into two
floors, with 1960s paneling, commercial carpeting, dropped
ceilings and partition walls creating numerous offices.
There is no better use for a historic building than its original
use, and adaptive use is the next best thing. Adaptive use
of the synagogue as the planning commission offices no
doubt saved this important building over the years. But we
believe the upcoming move of the offices to another location
is an opportunity for the old synagogue to have new life
as a fine public meeting space and perhaps other, more
sympathetic uses. It should be saved, preserved, restored unlike most downtown buildings, it is freestanding in the
on the exterior and more sensitively rehabilitated on the middle of the block. This building presents an opportunity
interior. Doing so will compliment other redevelopment in for a certified rehabilitation to be used as commercial,
the immediate vicinity.
office or residential space that would compliment other
The three additional 2014 Endangered Properties named revitalization efforts downtown, particularly the White's
by Historic Augusta are all commercial structures in the building, next door.
Augusta Downtown Historic District. One was built as
Finally, 472 Broad Street is an excellent example of a late
a telephone exchange, another was part of a hotel and 19th Century two-story masonry commercial building
department store, and the third was a typical commercial on Broad Street with historic residential space above. This
building with residential space on the second floor. All are particular building was constructed soon after the 1878
vacant, neglected and in need of rehabilitation.
Augusta tornado ploughed through downtown, with this
A former department store, long
block in its path. At the same time,
vacant, at 732-738 Broad Street,
the old Lower Market House was
has housed White's, Sears and J. C.
destroyed, still famous because of
Penney in the past, but after the
Augusta's apocryphal but persistent
construction of Regency and
story of the "Haunted Pillar," which
Augusta Malls in 1978, downtown
now sits around the corner from
department stores began to close,
this building on Fifth Street. Once a
and this building is one example.
thriving center of downtown, major
These large buildings present special
activity has long shifted west, but
challenges for preservation, but
with the redevelopment of the old
732-738 Broad in 1922 when it was the JB White & Co.
Department Store.
this one is truly unique. Originally
Towers Hotel in the same block as a
constructed as part of the Albion Hotel in 1900 (another Holiday Inn Express, soon to open, it will be important to
William Franklin Denny design), the Albion suffered from focus on surrounding historic buildings that remain to help
a devastating fire in 1921. What was originally a large five- welcome our city's guests. This building presents a great
story U-shaped hotel was scaled back after the fire, and the opportunity for a restaurant, an entertainment venue and
Richmond Hotel was built on the footprint of the western residential space above, just as it was originally used.
wing. Albion Alley was constructed in the center, linking
Historic Augusta hopes that by calling attention to these
Broad to Ellis Street. Much less damage was done to the endangered but noteworthy historic structures in the
eastern wing, and White's Department store soon reopened downtown area, they will be preserved and adaptively
in its original location. It is the rebuilt White's that is being used in the 21st Century not unlike they were in the 19th and
listed on the 2014 Endangered Properties List. It's Art Deco 20th Centuries. Each of these is close to other preservation
facade was built in 1922, but the hotel rooms can still be seen or redevelopment projects, and should compliment their
from the side. Great opportunity exists for developing more respective blocks. Preservation makes economic sense,
downtown residential space in this building, and as part of and we stand ready to assist owners with finding ways to
the block where the Miller Theater is the focus of exciting rehabilitate their properties, making them income producing
plans by Symphony Orchestra Augusta, this building is and sources of pride for the community.
essential to continued revitalization of downtown.
What served as the Carpenters' Building since the 1940s
at 937 Ellis Street, is now vacant and deteriorating. It was
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constructed in 1902 as the Southern Bell Telephone &
Tennent Houston, Chair
Bryan Haltermann
Telegraph Exchange. When the company built this building
Robyn Anderson
Julia Jackson
to house its first "automated" telephone system, it was also
Joe Bowles
Rob Mauldin
laying conduit for underground wiring that lead to this
Richard Fletcher
Erick Montgomery
location from all around downtown. The handsome facade
Anne Floyd
Heard Robertson
features two large arched windows on the third level, and
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Owner: Augusta-Richmond County
History and Significance:
This is the oldest building constructed in
the state of Georgia as a synagogue. It is an
excellent example of the Greek Revival temple
style and is located in the Augusta Downtown
Historic District. The synagogue itself was
found in 1845 and the building was dedicated
on October 28, 1869. The cornerstone was laid by
Rabbi Isaac Mayer Wise, founder of organized
Reform Judaism in America. Rabbi Wise also
gave the dedicatory address. The Augusta
Chronicle ran a story about the seventieth
anniversary celebration with a photograph of the
monumental and elegant building. There service
was conducted by Rabbi Louis A. Josephson and
City Solicitor George Hains brought “greetings
from the community” and was introduced
by congregational president Harry Steine.
The article closed by saying that in 1939, “The
synagogue, one of the oldest in America...had
been in existence continuously for 94 years”.
Owner: Privately Owned
Built in 1902 by William F. Denny, this building
is a fine example of the Beaux-Arts style and
features many characteristics indicative of
the style including decorative garlands, floral
patterns, and symmetrical façade. The present
building is notable for its cross-gable plan,
its copper dome, its monumental Corinthian
columns and its tremendous arched windows.
The congregation moved to West Augusta
in 1975, and this building has subsequently
been used for fledgling Southern Baptist
congregations and since 2003 has been used
as the Southern Baptist Bible Institute and
Seminary. The Baptist Praying Society was
established in Augusta in 1817, and completed
their first building on this site in 1821 with John
Lund as their architect; it was in that building
the Southern Baptist Convention was founded in
1845, eventually becoming the largest Protestant
denomination in the world.
Threat: With the completion of the new
courthouse and the shifting of city departments
to new locations, the need for the additional
space the building provides has been questioned.
When asked if demolition of this irreplaceable
historic structure was an option, Historic
Augusta responded with an emphatic "no".
Threat: Large building requires routine
maintenance difficult for small non-profit groups.
Potential Uses: Mixed use; commercial office
space; income producing residential apartments;
church; school.
Potential Uses: Meeting facility, community center.
Historic photograph of the Old First Baptist Church
Preservation Tools: (1) A contributing resource
in the Augusta Downtown Historic District,
which is listed on the National Register of
Historic Places, and is therefore eligible for
all programs of the National Register which
include available grant funds and tax incentives
for certified rehabilitations; (2) located in the
Downtown Augusta Historic District which
means that any alteration to the exterior,
including demolition, should be approved
by the Augusta Richmond County Historic
Preservation Commission.
Preservation Tools: (1) A contributing resource in the Augusta Downtown Historic District, which is listed on the National
Register of Historic Places, and is therefore eligible for all programs of the National Register which include available grant
funds and tax incentives for certified rehabilitations; (2) located in the Downtown Augusta Historic District which means
that any alteration to the exterior, including demolition, should be approved by the Augusta Richmond County Historic
Preservation Commission.
Front of 732 Broad Street
700 Block of Broad Street,
looking east at A lbion Hotel
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Sears Department Store Front
and Hotel R ichmond
Originally built in 1902, the Southern Bell and
Telephone & Telegraph Company is first listed
at this location in the city directory in 1904 and
was listed there until 1940. It was listed as the
Carpenter’s Building first in 1945 and a variety
of tenants including unions, alliances, and
professional fraternities were listed as having
contacts there. There was a period of vacancy
from the mid 1960s until a realtor was listed in the
city directory in 1970. The last occupants of the
buildings were the Augusta Lodge of Free and
Accepted Masons in the 1980s. Historic buildings
are most vulnerable when they are left vacant,
but it is not too late to stabilize the building
by patching the roof. With all of the interest in
downtown residential living and its proximity to
the White’s Building, this historic resource would
be an attractive façade along Ellis Street.
Aerial View of 732 Broad Street
Threat: Vacancy, development pressure from surrounding
properties, condition continues to deteriorate.
Potential Uses: Income producing residential apartments;
commercial office space; community center.
Preservation Tools: (1) A contributing resource in the
Augusta Downtown Historic District, which is listed on
the National Register of Historic Places, and is therefore
eligible for all programs of the National Register which
include available grant funds and tax incentives for certified
rehabilitations; (2) located in the Downtown Augusta Historic
District which means that any alteration to the exterior,
including demolition, should be approved by the Augusta
Richmond County Historic Preservation Commission.
Threat: Possible development pressure along Ellis
Street and downtown; lack of financial support for
ongoing maintenance; vacancy.
Details of the façade at 937 Ellis Street
History and Significance: Constructed as part of the Albion Hotel in 1900 by William F. Denny, who also designed Old
First Baptist Church, the building is first listed in the city directories at The JB White Company in 1904 with the street
address of 732-736 Broad Street. Saturday November 26, 1921, a massive fire erupted at 1:50am at the corner of Eighth and
Broad Streets. The Harrison Building, Johnson Building, The Albion Hotel, and The Chronicle Building were considered
a total loss and the estimated damage to the area was $1,500,000. The newspaper article reported that when the Albion
Hotel caught fire at 3:30am, the JB White and Company’s building was threatened and at the time it was Augusta’s largest
department store. The Art Deco façade that is currently on the Broad Street façade was added in 1922. The Augusta
Chronicle reported on June 4, 1922, that the JB White & Company’s building would be having a grand opening one year
after the devastating fire. Approximately 7,000 square feet of floor space was added and 230 feet of window displays was
unveiled by President Frank. P. Gracey. The J. C. Penney department store began leasing the 83,000 square foot building in
1958 and in 1959 company founder, James Cash Penney, at the grand opening. The J. C. Penney Department store left the
location in 1987 and moved to the newly constructed Augusta Mall.
Potential Uses: Income producing apartments,
offices, meeting facility, restaurant.
Preservation Tools: (1; A contributing resource
in the Augusta Downtown Historic District,
which is listed on the National Register of Historic
Places, and is therefore eligible for all programs
of the National Register which include available
grant funds and tax incentives for certified
rehabilitations; (2) located in the Downtown
Augusta Historic District which means that any
alteration to the exterior, including demolition,
should be approved by the Augusta Richmond
County Historic Preservation Commission.
Threat: Vacancy, downtown
development pressures, lack
of maintenance.
ENDANGERED: Bohler House, Historic Augusta has
been in contact with the property owner since the listing
and continues to encourage preservation of the property.
Potential Uses: Mixed use;
commercial office space; income
producing residential apartments.
Preservation Tools: (1) A contributing
resource in the Augusta Downtown
Historic District, which is listed on
the National Register of Historic
Places, and is therefore eligible for
all programs of the National
Register which include available
grant funds and tax incentives for
certified rehabilitations; (2) located
in the Downtown Augusta Historic
District which means that any
alteration to the exterior, including
demolition, should be approved by
the Augusta Richmond County
Historic Preservation Commission.
PROGRESS: The Erbelding Building,
rehabilitation work is ongoing and
a façade grant will enable design of
windows more in keeping with the
historic district’s character to be installed.
This 1884 Sanborn Map indicates the original address of the property was
466 Broad Street and the Public Market is located in front of the building.
City directory research shows that the building primarily served as a grocery
store with residential living above. You will also notice the large cluster of
buildings surrounding 472 Broad Street. Driving along this stretch today,
nearly all of the historic resources have already met their fate with the wrecking
ball. As an example of a 19th century commercial building within the Augusta
Downtown Historic District, the property is in an ideal location to serve the
central business district and the residential neighborhood of Olde Town once
rehabilitated and occupied.
ENDANGERED: Bon Air Hotel, This high profile historic
property continues to operate as residential apartments and
there is no known change of operations in the near future.
« PROGRESS:
Lamar Elementary
School, the historic
building is occupied
for use with
other educational
programming.
IMMINENTLY THREATENED: Cauley-Wheeler
Building, the last remaining building from the Haines
Insititute is slated for demolition as part of the renovations
to Laney High School. We continue to advocate for the
rehabilition in hopes the school board will see the value
in this historic resource.
2012 ENDANGERED PROPERTY LISTING UPDATES
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ENDANGERED: Dr. S.S. Johnson
House, 1420 Twiggs Street, remains
vacant and boarded up, rehabilitation
has been proposed as part of the
revitalization effort in the LaneyWalker and Bethlehem neighborhoods.
ENDANGERED: Coleridge, South
Augusta, continues to be a “fan
favorite” although there are no plans
at this time for rehabilitation of the
structure.
SAVED
Jacob Phinizy House,
529 Greene Street,
rehabilitation by
2KM Architects was
completed this summer.
ENDANGERED: Goodale House,
the condition of the property remains
serious with no indication from the
owner regarding his ability to stabilize
the building.
« ENDANGERED: Upper Broad
Street Houses (1427, 1429 Broad Street),
the former JB White’s houses remain
dangerously neglected. While outside the
Augusta Downtown Historic District, the
building’s would be eligible for program
of the National Register of Historic Places
if they were to be listed individually or as
part of the existing district.
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ENDANGERED: Lyons-Callaghan House, 808-804 James
Brown Boulevard, condition continues to deteriorate. Its
prime location across from the courthouse would allow for
the building to house offices for individuals or agencies.
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ENDANGERED: Kahrs Grocery, 401 Greene
Street, this prominent corner building, the
building remains vacant with no known plans
for rehabilitation.
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ENDANGERED
Former AugustaRichmond County
Public Library, 902
Greene Street, property
remains vacant, future
plans are unknown.
« ENDANGERED: Weed School, 2403
Mount Auburn Street, we remain optimistic
that a preservation minded buyer with
rehabilitate the school and encourage further
neighborhood redevelopment.
2007 ENDANGERED PROPERTY LISTING UPDATES
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ENDANGERED: Jessamine Hill, 3101 Richmond Hill Road, the
antebellum home secluded on the grounds of the Green Meadows Golf
Course remains vacant.
ENDANGERED: The Denning House,
905 Seventh Street, these historic
homes in the 900 block of Seventh
Street if rehabilitated would be an
anchor for additional investment and
redevelopment in the neighborhood.
ENDANGERED: 811 D’Antignac
Street, this c.1870 house remains
vacant and there are no known plans
for rehabilitation or selling the property.
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IMMINENTLY
THREATENED
C. T. Walker Home, 1011
Laney-Walker Boulevard,
residence of Rev. Charles
T. Walker, founder
of Tabernacle Baptist
Church, the home is
rapidly deteriorating
and remains unsecure.
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PROGRESS: Reynolds Street Depot, this surplus city property has been listed for
sale but future development plans are unknown. This historic property would be
eligible for certified historic rehabilitation tax credits.
IMMINENTLY THREATENED: 916
Greene Street, although the property has
been condemned, Historic Augusta continues
to encourage the owners to either find a
preservation minded buyer for the property
or to partner with a private entity to use the
economic benefits of the tax credits and keep
the threatened streetscape intact.
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PROGRESS: Harrisburg Neighborhood, Turn Back the Block continues
to work with existing building stock in the neighborhood to encourage
home-owernship and rehabilitate homes in an effort to reverse blight
and neglect.
Upcoming Events
Mark Your Calendars for the upcoming
Augusta and the Civil War Symposium
and Historic Augusta's Annual Meeting.
H ISTORIC A UGUSTA ’ S
A NNUAL M EETING
Thursday, November 14, 2013
5:30 p. m.
Augusta and the Civil War Symposium Series 1863
Family, Medicine, and the Homefront
Participate in a symposium that explores the rich
history of the Civil War. The two-day program
focuses on the people, places, and events in the
Augusta community during the conflict.
Friday, November 8, 2013
6:30 p.m.: Dr. Edward J. Cashin Memorial Woodrow Wilson Lecture: “House of Abraham: Lincoln
and the Todds, a Family Divided by War,” presented by Dr. Stephen Berry at the First Presbyterian Church, 642 Telfair Street
Non-Profit Org.
U.S. Postage
7:30 p.m.: Reception at the Boyhood Home
PAID of
Augusta,
GA
President Woodrow Wilson, 419 Seventh
Street,
Permit #152
and the Supreme Court Justice Joseph Rucker
Lamar Boyhood Home, 415 Seventh Street
10:30–10:45 a.m.: Break
10:45–11:45 a.m.: “The Medical Experiences of
the Civil War—At Home and in the Field,” presented by Dr. Alfred Jay Bollet
Business Meeting
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ENDANGERED: W. S. Hornsby House,
1518 Twiggs Street, with the redevelopment
of the Laney-Walker and Bethlehem
neighborhoods, the Hornsby House is being
considered for rehabilitation.
Annual Reports
Historic Preservation Awards
Election of Officers and Trustees
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Augusta
News M EETING
3:45 p.m.: Optional tour of the Morris Museum
of Art including a special exhibition of works on
paper from the Civil War on display in the Education Gallery, October 22–November 17, 2013
Friday’s lecture and reception are free and open
to the public.
A NNUAL M EETING
Saturday’s events are $30 per participant.
Advance registration is required; call Historic
Augusta, Inc., at 706-724-0436.
5:30 p. m.
Humanities Council
and the
for
Election
ofNational
OfficersEndowment
and Trustees
the Humanities through appropriations from the Georgia General Assembly.
9:30–10:30 a.m.: “Another House Divided: The
Wilsons and Woodrows,” presented by Erick
Montgomery
Cash Bar
3:30–3:45 p.m.: Break
1:15–2:15 p.m.: “Suffer and Grow Strong: Life on
the Augusta Homefront in 1863,” presented by Dr.
Lee Ann Caldwell
Museum of Art, 1 Tenth Street
9:00–9:30 a.m.: Registration, coffee, and snacks
Reception
2:30–3:30 p.m.: “These are Troublous Times,” a
reader’s theater presented by Dr. Jim Garvey
11:45 a.m.–1:15 p.m.: Lunch on your own
At the Morris
Address Service Requested
Hors D’Oeuvres
2:15–2:30 p.m.: Break
Participating organizations include the Augusta Canal
National Heritage Area, the Augusta Civil War Roundtable, the Augusta Museum of History, the AugustaRichmond County Historical Society, the GRU Center
Augusta Country Club
for the Study of Georgia History, Historic Augusta,
655 Milledge Road, Augusta, Georgia
Inc., the Lucy Craft Laney Museum of Black History,
and the Morris Museum of Art. The symposium is
Reception
made possible, in part, by funding from the Center
Hors
for the Study of Georgia History,D’Oeuvres
the Kiwanis Club of
BarCouncil for
Augusta, Georgia, Inc., and theCash
Georgia
the Arts through appropriations from the Georgia
Meeting
General Assembly. The Business
Georgia Council
for the Arts
AnnualEndowment
Reports for the
is a partner agency of the National
Historic
Preservation
Awards
Arts. Additional support
is provided
by the Georgia
Historic Augusta, Inc.
P.O. Box 37
Saturday, November 9, 2013
Augusta, GA 30903
Augusta Country Club
655 Milledge Road, Augusta, Georgia
ENDANGERED: Lowrey’s Wagon Works and
Confederate Shoe Factory, located at 301-303 Ninth
Street, the property has been placed on the market and
a preservation minded buyer is sought. The building
would be eligible for certified rehabilitation tax credits
and property tax abatement programs.
ENDANGERED: Greene Street
Presbyterian Church, a portion of
the administrative building is in
use though the main sanctuary
space is vacant. The property
remains on the market for sale.
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M EETING
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Benefit Auction Sponsors & Donors
PRESENTING SPONSOR
Silver Sponsors
Historic Augusta
Endowment Trust
Bronze Sponsors
Paul’s River Room on Thursday, September 19, 2013. We are grateful to the
hundreds of individuals and corporations who attended the event, contributed
auction items, provided sponsorship support, prepared hors d’oeuvres, served
on the committee, and assisted in other ways to make this event a success. Thank
you especially to the co-chairs of the event, Heather Howington and Heather
McKnight, for their tireless efforts and dedication to our worthy cause. JJ
Heather McK night, K im Dozier, Heather
Howington and Lee West at the benefit auction
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Historic Augusta’s annual benefit auction, Perfectly Aged, took place at Saint
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This year's event at Saint Paul's R iver Room
Allgood Professional Services
Charleston Street Fine Flowers
and Events
Donsbach & King, LLC
Elliott Davis, LLC
Flywheel, LLC
Georgia Bank & Trust
Dr. & Mrs. Jed Howington
Dr. & Mrs. Jerry Howington
Mr. & Mrs. Locke McKnight
Phoenix Printing
Queensborough National Bank
& Trust Co.
Raymond James & Associates, Inc.
RBW Logistics
Rex Property & Land, LLC
Scott’s Woodworks, Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. Barry Storey
White Horse Wine & Spirits
Sponsors
Augusta Coca-Cola Bottling Co.
Augusta First Bank & Trust
Augusta GYN
EVENT CO-CHAIRS
Heather Howington
Heather McKnight
ANTIQUES
AUCTION
Lee West, Chair
Elizabeth Beman
Laura Farmer
Jane Marie Kinsey
Libby Macuch
Virginia McKnight
Mary Hull Palmer
Brigid Pursley
AUCTION STYLING
Holly Blanton
Caroline Morris
BLOOMS
Greg Boulus
CORPORATE
SPONSORS
Frank Anderson, Chair
Davis Beman
Bennett Bowers
Ben Casella
Chris Cosper
Nick Gladd
Gould Hagler II
Chan O’Dell
Robert Osborne
Jay Sanders
Becky Smith
Branford Thompson
Jim Trotter
Marc Wilson
Bill Woodward
EPICUREAN
Andi Kimbrough, Chair
Kim Dozier
Megan Goldberg
Lisa Jordan
Edward Mendoza
Anne Marie Nicholson
Caroline Ward
Emmie Ward
Lauren White
EXPERIENCES
Heather Howington
Heather McKnight
Lee West
INDIVIDUAL
SPONSORS
Beth Storey, Chair
Carla Owen
INVITATIONS
Kitty Beveridge, Chair
Jackie Blanchard
Ruth Bovard
Nancy Carr
Carol Casella
Marian Clark
Donna Deal
Winn Goodwinn
Ginger Keaton
Agnes Mirshak
Jane Moore
Minta Nixon
Cheryl O’Keeffe
Alice Sanders
Jane Schwartz
Sandra Self
PUBLICITY
Grace Belangia, Chair
Ashley Hock Smith
Katie Tuck
RAFFLE
Lucinda Eaves
Bayla Pipkin
TREASURY
Elizabeth McGee, Chair
Ben Hagler
James McGee
Gaby Salazar
WINE AUCTION
Meredith Newman, Chair
Terri Allgood
Carey Daniel
Jessica Engler
Patti Goodwin
Laura Irwin
Jane McKnight
Kate Paine
Becky Smith
Nancy Storey
Whitney Walker
WINE TASTING
Claiborne Porubsky, Chair
Eddie Porubsky
Bill & Carol Bennett
Blanchard & Calhoun Insurance
Agency, Inc. and Blanchard &
Calhoun Real Estate Co., Inc.
Burnside Law Firm LLP
Cherry Baekert LLP
Dunstan, Cleary & West, LLP
Anthony & Ann Ewell
The Eye Guys at Eye Physicians &
Surgeons of Augusta, PC
First Bank of Georgia
First Citizens Bank
Georgia Power Company
Gold Mech Services
Pia & Mike Hagler
Hagler Systems, Inc.
Karen & Jim Hull
Jordan Trotter Commercial Real Estate
Kendrick Paint & Body
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
Mr. & Mrs. Robert P. Kirby
Mr. & Mrs. Larry Knox
MAU Workforce Solutions
McKnight Properties, Inc.
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Harvey & Martha Jane Sanders
Merry Land Properties, LLC
Sandler Training – Eddie Huff
Meybohm Realtors
Dr. & Mrs. R.W. Schilling, Jr.
Morris Communications Co. LLC
Shaw Industries Group, Inc.
Patricia S. McGee Foundation, Inc.
Sarah & Roy Simkins
Dr. & Mrs. Walt Pipkin
Sizemore, Inc.
Pollock Company
Mary L. Speir
Powerserve
Mr. & Mrs. D. Clay Ward
T.R. & Niranjini Reddy
Lucian & Cass Williams
Regions Bank
Mary Susan Zavos
Sanford, Bruker & Banks Insurance
and Bonds
Shoes at Surrey
Sig Cox Air Conditioning
Becky & Randy Smith
Sprint Food Stores
Storey Foundation, Inc.
SunTrust Bank
Surrey Center
Trotter Jones, LLP
Dr. & Mrs. Don Williamson
ACC Construction Co. Inc.
Benefit Auction Committee
Mr. & Mrs. Wright McLeod
Friends
ACHS Insurance
Jackie Blanchard
Mr. & Mrs. J. Dickey Boardman
Dr. Lee Ann Caldwell
Casella Eye Center
Dr. & Mrs. Joe D. Christian, Jr.
Marian & Bill Clark
Libby & Doug Engler
Deb Fortin
Garren Construction, Inc.
Rodger Giles
Jane Gunnell & Billy Benton
Jim Hudson & Pat Knox-Hudson
Laura Irwin & Eric Smith
Mr. & Mrs. Jim James
Jim Hudson Lexus
Libby & Bill Macuch
Andrew Magruder
Mr. & Mrs. Bowdre P. Mays, Jr.
Benjamin F. McElreath
McKnight Construction Company
Meybohm Scarborough Insurance
Christine Miller-Betts
Mr. & Mrs. H. Victor Moore
James & Kelley O’Quinn
Mr. & Mrs. Edgar Perry
Platt’s Funeral Home
Dr. & Mrs. Joe Christian
Tara Simkins
Nelson A. Danish
Bethany Smith
Clein’s Rare Coins
Mr. & Mrs. James Davis
Design Images & Gifts
Di Chicko’s Organic Cafe
Pam & Ray Doumar
Mr. & Mrs. Nick Evans
Anthony & Ann Ewell
Finch & Fifth
Five Star Moving
Fix Blow Dry Bar
Frog Hollow Tavern
Epicurean Donors
A&A Vending
The Baton Rouge Chef
Bistro 491
Boll Weevil
Brick Pond Market
Cheddar’s Casual Café
Edgar’s Grille
Fatz Café
Five O’Clock Bistro
French Market Grille
French Market Grille West
Kitchen 1454
La Bonbonniere
Manuels Bread Café
Two Moms Cookies
Mott’s Pit Cooked Barbecue
The Pinnacle Club
Raes Coastal Café
The Retreat Tapas Bar
Rooster’s Beak
Rosemary Inn Bed and Breakfast
and Lookaway Inn & Events
RSVP Café and Catering
The Silver Palm
Sleeping Bear Kitchen
Tastefully Yours
Wife Saver
Auction Donors
Rick & Robin Allen
Annie Alperin Antiques
Angevine’s Fine Silver
The Antique Market
Dr. & Mrs. Ricardo Azziz
Patty & Dan Blanton
Mr. & Mrs. R. Daniel Blanton, Jr.
The Brass Ring
Judy & Ed Gillespie
Mr. & Mrs. Bob Hamrin
Rick Harrington
Dr. Paulette Harris
Mr. & Mrs. Randall Hatcher
Kevin Howard
Heather & Jed Howington
Tara & Brooks Hudson
Janet & David Hudson
Jan & Howard Hudson
Iran Rug Company
Laura Irwin & Eric Smith
Mema Had One
Locke & Heather McKnight
Janet & Will McKnight
Marjorie Menk
Mr. & Mrs. E.G. Meybohm
Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Mills
Bobby Moretz
Caroline & Will Morris
Mr. & Mrs. Logan Nalley, Jr.
Danny & Meredith
Newman
Mr. & Mrs. James F.
Norvell, Jr.
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Dr. & Mrs. Glen Owen
Kate & Trav Paine
Wondal & Ed Perry
Persnickety Interiors
Lynn Pollard
Edward A. Porubsky
and Events
Dr. & Mrs. Chip Story
Sutton & Christian Stracke
Tastefully Yours
Turley Vineyard
Herb & Fran Upton
Mr. & Mrs. D. Clay Ward
Mrs. John West
Gail Wheeler
The White Crane
Willcox Inn
Wine World
Mr. & Mrs. Robert S.
Woodhurst III
Mr. & Mrs. Taylor
Woodward
Michael Zarra
Bar Donors
Lyn Allgood
Frank Anderson
Jackie Blanchard
Marian Clark
Dixie Riverside
Levi Hill IV
Tennent Houston
Laura Irwin
Paul King
Libby Macuch
Cameron Nixon
Glen Owen
Lauren Robbins
Raffle Prize
Donors
Boone-Kuhlke Group
Champions Retreat
Westobou Festival
Windsor Jewelers
Rivers & Glen Trading Co.
Larry & Rebecca Rogers
Rosemary In Bed &
Breakfast
Edouard & Cheryl Servy
Beth & Barry Storey
Paul Rice
Calvert’s Restaurant
Nancy Carr
Dennis Sodomka
Dr. J. Nick Powell
Salvation Army Kroc Center
Ann Carr
The Snug Steak & Grill
Oliviana Pizzeria
Brinley Shipwreck Rum
Cadwallader’s Café
Becky & Randy Smith
Dr. & Mrs. Robin Schilling
Yancey Seibert Shearouse,
ASID
Anne Carmichael Sherman
Sixth at Watkins
Winter 2013 | 15
Obelisk Sponsors
Liz and Bill Hopkins
Marble Sponsors
Historic Augusta
Maureen Floyd
& Keith Beckum Endowment Trust
Gr anite Sponsors
Bronze Sponsors
Crystal & Danny Craig Mr. & Mrs. James R. Davis
Maura & Brandon Dial Mr. & Mrs. Charles Goodwin
Jack & Benita Long Robertson Restoration, LLC
Footstone Sponsors
Cast of Walk with the Spirits at Summerville Cemetery
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16 | Winter 2013
Walk with the Spirits Committee
Danny Craig, Committee Chair, portrayed Governor John Milledge
(1757-1818)
Robyn Anderson, Historic Augusta staff
Kristi Connell, portrayed Lillie Byron Wilkinson Wright (1858-1937)
Maria Elser, portrayed Caroline Arminda Latham Chafee (1847-1913)
Julia Jackson, Historic Augusta staff
John R.B. Long, portrayed Captain James Gardner Montgomery
(1833-1917)
James Mason, portrayed Colonel John McKinne (c.1777-1859)
Sallie Metzel, portrayed Mary Campbell Murren (c.1775-1835)
Erick Montgomery, Historic Augusta staff
Molly Montgomery, Historic Augusta intern
Wright Montgomery, portrayed Lt. James Henry Foster (1842-1863)
Emily Mumford, Historic Augusta staff
Cobbs Nixon, portrayed Dr. John Francis Bransford (1846-1911)
Christena Painter, Historic Augusta intern
Chris Rucker, portrayed Hon. Jacon Phinizy (1857-1924)
Martha Robertson, portrayed Martha Furey (c.1765-1845)
Paige Tucker, portrayed Fannie Holland Brown Montgomery
(1840-1884)
Michelle Zupan, portrayed Sarah Jane Thomas Hall Falligant
(c.1833-1915)
Pia & Mike Hagler
Mrs. Thomas W. Hagler, Jr.
Dr. & Mrs. William R. Kitchens
Paula & Larry Knox
Libby & Bill Macuch
Bowdre & Lynn Mays
Jane & Victor Moore
Brian & Neita Mulherin
Dr. & Mrs. Robert Nesbit
Dr. & Mrs. R. Glen Owen
Travers W. Paine III, PC
Platt's Funeral Home
Brigid & George Pursley
Frances Warren Rhodes in Honor
of Warren & Rhodes Families
Becky & Randy Smith
Jean-Marie Smith
SRP Federal Credit Union
Mr. & Mrs. H. Allen Strickland
Sandra P. Tho
Dr. & Mrs. Daniel Ward
Bill Hopkins, Danny Craig as Gov. Milledge,
and L iz Hopkins
Michelle Zupan, as Mrs. Falligant, leading a tour
«
alk with the Spirits was held on Saturday
and Sunday October 12 and 13, 2013 at
Summerville Cemetery. Hundreds of people
enjoyed the first-person interpreted tours,
which took place on those two beautiful
autumn afternoons. On Sunday evening, the
sponsors attended “Sip” with the Spirits at the
home of Liz and Bill Hopkins on Cumming
Road. Thank you to Danny Craig for chairing
the tour again this year, to Liz and Bill Hopkins
for hosting the sponsor party, to Maureen
Floyd and Keith Beckum for providing the
refreshments, to all of the sponsors, interns,
and volunteers who helped to make the event
a success, and especially to our “spirits” who
spent hours writing and memorizing their
scripts, rehearsing, and performing during our
tours: Danny Craig, Kristi Connell, Maria
Elser, John R.B. Long, James Mason, Sallie
Metzel, Wright Montgomery, Cobbs Nixon,
Chris Rucker, Martha Robertson, Paige
Tucker, and Michelle Zupan. JJ
Jeanie & Richard Allen
Dusty & David Avery
Dr. & Mrs. Ricardo Azziz
Julie & Billy Badger
Bill & Pam Barrett
Mrs. Mary S. Chafee Bell
Mr. & Mrs. Hal D. Beman III
Bill & Carol Bennett
Jackie Blanchard
Mr. & Mrs. R. Daniel Blanton, Jr.
Ann Boardman
John & Alice Little Caldwell
Dr. Lee Ann Caldwell
Tori & Siobhan Carlile
Marian & Bill Clark
The National Society of The Colonial
Dames of America in the State of
Georgia, Augusta Town Committee
Anne & John Czura
Mary & Mark Donahue
Anne & Randall Floyd
Lyle & Shirley Glascock
Special Thanks to
Angie Anderson, catering
Christa Anderson, catering
Clay Anderson, volunteer
Geoffrey Anderson, catering
Lauren Anderson, catering
Keith Beckum, catering
Jordan Benson, volunteer
Sarah Blake, catering
Thomas Blake, catering
Caren Bricker, Vintage Ooollee, costumes
Brandon Dial, volunteer
Maura Dial, volunteer
Maureen Floyd, catering
Alvin Frails, Frails Landscaping
Betty Gilliland, catering
Martha Harris, catering
Liz & Bill Hopkins, “Sip” with the Spirits sponsor party hosts
Kruhu, graphic design
Molly Montgomery, research assistance and summer intern
Christena Painter, research assistance and summer intern
Margaret Scott Penix, volunteer
Jean-Marie Smith, volunteer
Lindsay Thetford, volunteer
Trustees of the Public Cemetery of the Village of Summerville,
Bryan Halterman & Carol Palmer
Ingrid Tutt, volunteer
Joe Willis, bartending services
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New & Renewed Members, Sept. 1 - Oct. 15, 2013
* denotes New Membership
+ denotes Upgraded Membership
The following list consists of personal members who have paid dues, new or renewed during the following dates: September 1–October 15, 2013.
If you paid your dues during this period, your name should appear below by category. If your name is missing or not in the proper category, and you
paid your dues during this period, please let us know.
Historic Augusta, Inc., Board of Trustees 2013
Honorary Trustees Mrs. Jacquelyn Murray Blanchard • Mr. Patrick G. Blanchard • Mrs. Ann B. Boardman • Mr. Clayton P. Boardman III
Mrs. Ronald W. Bowers • Mr. D. Hugh Connolly • Mr. Bryan M. Haltermann • Mr. George S. Harrison • Mr. W. Tennent Houston • Mr. Julian W. Osbon
Mr. Robert C. Osborne • Mr. H. M. Osteen, Jr. • Mr. Thomas H. Robertson • Mrs. Paul S. Simon
Patron
Family/Double
Mrs. Heard Robertson
Mrs. Stewart P. Hull
Mr. David B. Bell +
Mr. & Mrs. Hal D. Beman III
Mrs. Annemarie Scarpetta
Mr. & Mrs. Wayland Lamar
Mr. & Mrs. Greg Bowles
Ms. Anne Walton
Mr. & Mrs. John W. Lee Sr.
Dr. Benjamin P. Casella • Mrs. A. Bleakley Chandler, Jr. • Mrs. Joe D. Christian • Dr. Thomas L. Clark • Mrs. William L. Clark • Judge Daniel J. Craig • Mrs. James R. Davis
Mrs. Cary S. Maxwell
Mrs. Edwin L. Douglass, Jr. • Mrs. Pam James Doumar • Mr. Terry D. Elam • Mr. Richard M. Fletcher • Mr. Gould B. Hagler II • Mr. Levi W. Hill IV • Mrs. James Meriwether Hull
Mr. & Mrs. H. Allen Strickland Jr.
Mrs. Susan T. Hunnicutt • Laura Irwin, MD • Mr. Sanford Loyd • Mr. Greig McCully • Mrs. Andrew M. Magruder • Mrs. Bowdre Phinizy Mays, Jr. • Mrs. Edward Grey Meybohm
The National Society of The
Dr. R. Glen Owen • Mrs. Robert W. Rice, Jr. • Mr. Cary H Rivers • Mrs. Martha Robertson • Mrs. Lauren Patterson Robbins • Mrs. Michael P. Shelton • Mrs. Barry L. Storey
Donor
Mr. & Mrs. W.L.M Knox Jr.
Sustainer
Mr. & Mrs. Chuck Bryans
Mr. Mrs. Jeffrey J. Heck
Life Members
Mr. & Mrs. William T. Hussey
Augusta Council of Garden Clubs
Mr. & Mrs. John B. Long
Mrs. Clayton P. Boardman Jr.
Colonial Dames of America in the
Mr. & Mrs. Arnold Barrett
Mr. & Mrs. Branford Thompson Jr.
Mrs. Harold M. Boardman
State of Georgia, Augusta Town
Ms. Sally Brittingham +
Dr. & Mrs. Ronald Weber
Mrs. J. Craig Cranston
Committee
Mr. & Mrs. John Czura
Dr. Deborah Woods & Mr.
Mrs. Albert Gary
Mr. & Mrs. E. Randall Floyd
Mr. & Mrs. Hugh L. Hamilton
Gerald Woods
Mr. & Mrs. Chase Hopkins *
Individual
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas H. Robertson Jr.
Mr. Ronald C. Anderson
Mrs. Samuel Waller
Knox Foundation
Corporate Patron
Mrs. Thomas W. Hagler Jr.
Mr. Levi Hill III
Sandler Training
ESi Acquisition Inc.
Strother's Printing
Flywheel
Cherry, Bekaert & Holland, Inc.
Summit Green Solutions
John R. B. Long, Attorney-at-Law
Coleman Associates
SunTrust Bank of Augusta
Latitude Compliance Services
First Bank of Georgia
Tax Slayer
Law Offices of Mirshak & Smith, LLC
First Citizens Bank
Tyson Financial Advisors
Maxwell Appraisal Group
Flywheel
WAGT 26 News
McKnight Properties
and Gifts
Georgia Bank & Trust Co. of Augusta
H. Wilson Haynes, PC
Business
Contributor
Platt’s Funeral Home
Hock Development
Augusta Concrete Block Company
Memorials
Necrology
Mr. Starkey Flythe Jr. from Dr. & Mrs. R. Glen Owen
Mr. Starkey Flythe Jr., September 13, 2013
Georgia Power Company
M.A.U. Inc.
SRP Federal Credit Union
The Christman Company
The Estate Jewelry Center
Thomas Poteet and Son
Merry Land Properties, Inc
Business
Sustainer
ACC Construction Company, Inc
Meybohm Realtors
2KM Architects, Inc
The Augusta Chronicle
Outback Steakhouse
Augusta C.V.B.
Augusta Coca-Cola Bottling Co.
Phoenix Commercial Printers
Augusta Mall
Non-Profit
Organization
Augusta First Bank and Trust
Regions Bank
Augusta Sash and Door
Greater Augusta Arts Council
Blanchard & Calhoun Real Estate
Rex Property & Land, LLC
Development Authority of
M.H. Mitchell, Inc.
Casella Eye Center
Richmond Supply Company
CB Architects, PC
Sand Hills Properties
McLeod & Dowling, Attorneys at Law
Richmond County
Dial-Stalnaker Investments, LLC
Robertson Restoration LLC
A & R Exterminating Co., Inc.
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Ex Officio Mrs. Anne S. Floyd • Mrs. Christine Miller-Betts • Mr. J. Noel Schweers III • Mr. Barry E. White
Mr. Gould Hagler
Cranston Engineering Group
Corporate Donor
Ms. Beverly Myers Tarver • Mrs. Karon P. Williamson
Mr. Harold Boardman, Jr., September 27, 2013
Corporate
Diamond
Storey Foundation, Inc
Mr. Bennett P. R. Bowers • Mr. Joe Bowles • Mr. Brandon Brown • Mrs. Karen Bruker • Mrs. Clint L. Bryant • Mr. Whatley Battey Bush • Dr. Lee Ann Caldwell
Mr. & Mrs. Danforth Hagler
Corporate Members
Corporate
Benefactor
Trustees Mr. Robert L. Allgood • Mr. Frank Anderson • Mrs. Ricardo Azziz • Mrs. Carol Bennett • Mrs. Richard Daniel Blanton, Jr. • Mr. Grier C. Bovard
University Health Care System
Vilma Colon-Oliver
Officers
Mr. Paul G. King, President
Mrs. Randolph R. Smith, 1st Vice President
Mr. W. Cameron Nixon, 2nd Vice President
Mrs. W.L.M. Knox, Jr., Secretary
Mrs. William L. Macuch, Treasurer
Staff
Erick D. Montgomery, Executive Director
Robyn A. Anderson, Preservation Services Director
Julia N. Jackson, Programs and Marketing Director
Emily Mumford, Administrative Assistant
Stephanie Herzberg & Keith Watson, Wilson House Tour Guides
Paul Lockhart, Maintenance Assistant
Sacred Heart Cultural Center
St. John Towers
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For more information concerning
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Front Cover : One of Augusta’s iconic downtown landmarks, the Old First Baptist Church,
802 Greene Street.

Historic Augusta News Winter 2013

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