McRae-Helena in Telfair County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
South Georgia College Administration Building
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 8, 2022
1. South Georgia College Administration Building Marker
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
South Georgia College
Administration Building
119 College Street
1980
by the Pioneer Historical Society
Erected by Pioneer Historical Society.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Churches & Religion • Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1892.
Location. 32° 4.098′ N, 82° 54.615′ W. Marker is in McRae-Helena, Georgia, in Telfair County. Marker is at the intersection of West College Street and 9th Avenue, on the left when traveling west on West College Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 903 W College St, Mc Rae GA 31055, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 12 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Telfair County Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); Marion Bayard Folsom (approx. 0.6 miles away); Telfair County (approx. 0.8 miles away); Little Ocmulgee's Visitor Center (approx. 1.9 miles away); Talmadge Home (approx. 4˝ miles away); Normandale (approx. 8.4 miles away); Wheeler County
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Regarding South Georgia College Administration Building. Excerpt from the National Register nomination:
The building is significant in the history of education in Georgia because of the role the school played in the South Georgia Conference of the Methodist Church. The need for a school of higher education in the region crystalized at a meeting of the Conference in May of 1891 in nearby Montgomery County. Once the Conference decided to sponsor a school that included two years of college, several towns vied for the honor of its location. At the annual conference in 1892, McRae won the vote, since it offered the best proposal and had a "high moral tone." The erection of the first building (the Administration Building) began immediately. It was formally accepted by the South Georgia Conference when the school opened in January of 1893 with an enrollment of 65 students.
Also see . . . South Georgia College Administration Building (PDF). National Register nomination for the building, which was listed in
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 8, 2022
2. South Georgia College Administration Building Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on May 15, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 15, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 227 times since then and 40 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 15, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
