Properties

2013 Endangered Properties List Owner: Privately Owned History and Significance: The revitalization of the Laney-Walker and Bethlehem neighborhoods has been taking off over the last several months. But few historic buildings are being rehabilitated, and many threatened with demolition. Some empty lots will see new construction which will mark a new beginning for many residents. At the corner of Hopkins and […]

2013 Endangered Properties List Owner: Privately Owned History and Significance: The original Bon Air Hotel that was built in 1889 and consumed by fire February 3, 1921. The large Spanish Revival architectural masterpiece that sits on the hillside of the Summerville Historic District opened January 29, 1924 as the Bon Air-Vanderbilt Hotel and is located on nearly twelve acres of land. With over 300

2013 Endangered Properties List   Owner: Privately Owned History and Significance: Known as the Erbelding Building, 601-603 Broad Street is one of the oldest existing downtown buildings in Augusta. Research indicates the building was constructed c. 1870 and was typically a mixed used property with commercial business on the first floor and residential units, both private and rental, on

UPDATE:  901 Reynolds Street:  Augusta’s Trade, Exhibit, and Event center is scheduled to open in January 2013 and the historic cotton warehouse has been incorporated into the modern construction, preserving the building’s façade and presence on the corner of James Brown Boulevard and Reynolds Street.

IMMINENTLY THREATENED: 916 Greene Street, though currently secure, years of being used by vagrants has left the interior of the historic home in an unknown condition.  The current owners have no proposals for use of the building or rehabilitation.

SAVED!/PROGRESS: Historic Augusta purchased the nationally significant Rev. Charles T. Walker House through our revolving fund in November 2016 and has been working to stabilize the property and begin rehabilitation.  Historic Augusta received a grant from the Johanna Favrot Fund of the National Trust for Historic Preservation for architectural planning.  We are very happy to report that

Endangered:  Jessamine Hill:  3101 Richmond Hill Road, the antebellum home secluded on the grounds of the Green Meadows Golf Course remains  vacant.

Endangered:  Lyons-Callaghan House: 808-804 James Brown Boulevard, remains vacant, deteriorating, and faces strong development pressures from activity along the Ninth Street Corridor.

Altered: Pontiac Master Auto Service Building: 1027 Telfair Street, the original auto showroom space with curved glass windows was removed from the building.

SAVED: Jacob Phinizy House: 529 Greene Street, rehabilitation is well underway by 2KM Architects who will be using the historic house for their company offices.  The white paint is being carefully stripped from the building in an effort to restore the original appearance of the red brick.