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

Inscription. This property is listed in the
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 • Education • Religion & Religious Structures. 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. It 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 Helena GA 31055, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Coastal Plain. 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

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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 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. 4½ miles away); Normandale (approx. 8.4 miles away); Wheeler County (approx. 9.3 miles away); Methodism at Spring Hill (approx. 11½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in McRae-Helena.

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
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 8, 2022

2. South Georgia College Administration Building Marker
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 1980. (National Archives) (Submitted on May 15, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

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 432 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 15, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.