Auburn in Barrow County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Perry-Rainey Institute

Photographed by David Seibert, November 13, 2004

1. Perry-Rainey Institute Marker

Inscription. Perry-Rainey Institute founded 1892 by Mulberry Baptist Assn. at Appalachee Baptist Church, Auburn.

Predecessors of Perry-Rainey Institute - Harmony Grove Academy, Mulberry High School and Perry-Rainey College.

Named for Reverend Hiram Rainey and Mrs. W.T. Perry, donors. Institute opened 1893, chartered in 1894, first graduation 1896.

Sold in 1915 to the Christian Church and became Southeastern Christian College until 1924. Sold to Barrow County in 1928 and Administrative Building became Auburn-Consolidated School. Building was torn down in 1958. Only girls dormitory remains owned by R & R Manufacturing Co.

Erected 1983 by Friends of Barrow County Historical Society and City of Auburn.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Entertainment • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1892.

Location. 34° 0.618′ N, 83° 49.464′ W. Marker is in Auburn, Georgia, in Barrow County. It is at the intersection of 6th Avenue and 7th Street, on the right when traveling east on 6th Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Auburn GA 30011, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Classic City Area,

in the Piedmont,

and in Metro Atlanta.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Battle of King's Tanyard (approx. 3.4 miles away); Little Mulberry Park

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(approx. 3.7 miles away); Old Oak Tree (approx. 3.9 miles away); Karina Miller Nature Preserve (approx. 4.3 miles away); Gid Tanner and the Skillet Lickers (approx. 4.3 miles away); Stone Structures (approx. 4.3 miles away); Bethabra Baptist Church (approx. 4.4 miles away); The Dr. William Hinton House (approx. 4.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Auburn.

Photographed by David Seibert, March 19, 2009

2. Perry-Rainey Institute Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 2, 2026. It was originally submitted on December 31, 2008, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 3,159 times since then and 95 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on December 31, 2008, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. 2. submitted on March 21, 2009, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.