Properties

Endangered: Kahrs Grocery, 401 Greene Street, this prominent corner building in the Olde Town neighborhood has also garnered considerable interest after its listing in 2011.  The building remains vacant with no known plans for rehabilitation.

Endangered: Weed School: 2403 Mount Auburn Street, being featured as part of the This Place Matters event which focuses on the preservation of historic resources in Augusta’s African American neighborhoods, the school has been considered for possible housing or as an education facility.  No plans have been confirmed at this time.

Old First Baptist Church Address: 802 Greene Street Owner: Privately Owned History and Significance:  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

Owner: Privately Owned History and Significance: The storied history of the Goodale house has been thoroughly documented through the years and the house remains alluring to those who pass by along Sand Bar Ferry Road. It was built in 1799 and listed to the National Register of Historic Places as the Fitzsimmons-Hampton-Harris House in 1976.

Congregation Children of Israel Synagogue Address:  525 Telfair Street 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

Address: 586 Broad Street Owner:  Privately Owned History and Significance: 586 Broad is one of three identical buildings that date back to the 1820s which include Luigi’s restaurant and Christian Servicemen’s Center.  Thorough deed research has traced the building back to an 1826 division of the estate of David Reid, who died in 1814.   The

Former J. C. Penney’s Department Store Address: 732-738 Broad Street Owner: Privately Owned  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: 1247 Laney-Walker Blvd. Owner: Eta Theta Zeta Foundation Inc. History and Significance: The historic corridor of Laney-Walker Boulevard primarily serves as the commercial hub for the neighborhood.  Near the Lucy Craft Laney Museum of Black History, there is a quaint cottage that dates back to the early 1890s which is a prime example of

Former Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Exchange Building Address: 937 Ellis Street Owner: Privately Owned  History and Significance: 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

Address: 1420 Twiggs Street Owner: Augusta Georgia Land Bank Authority History and Significance:  Dr. Scipio S. Johnson was a prominent member of Augusta’s African American community and lived at 1420 Twiggs Street from the time of its construction in the 1920s until his death in 1932.  Dr. Johnson was a graduate of the Haines Institute,