Historic Augusta News Volume 39, No. 2 Fall 2013

The mission of Historic Augusta, Inc., is to preserve historically or architecturally significant structures and sites in Augusta & Richmond County, . HISTORIC AUGUSTA'S MONTGOMERY RECEIVES CERTIFICATION

On July 12, 2013 Erick Montgomery, Executive Director Historic Augusta, Inc. is a member. The training was of Historic Augusta, Inc. received certification as a Historic funded, in part, by the 1772 Foundation of Pomfret Center, Housing Development Finance Professional (HHDFP) Connecticut, which supports the preservation of America's from the National Development Council (NDC). historical treasures. HHDFP Certification is a professional credential given to individuals who successfully complete NDC's intensive The National Development Council was established historic real estate development finance training series. in 1969 and is a non-profit organization specializing in The training provides individuals working in the field of economic and housing development training to over historic housing development with instruction in housing 60,000 professionals working in the fields of economic and development finance, rental housing development finance housing development. Participants come from diverse including problem solving and deal structuring, and the backgrounds including city and state governments, public creation and implementation of development programs. agencies, community-based organizations, professional organizations and banks. The HHDFP Certification Program was presented in Salem, Massachusetts in September 2012 and in Knoxville, Tennessee in June 2013. Upon successful completion of both courses and an exam, the candidate is awarded HHDFP Certification. The training was offered to historic Support Historic Augusta and spend an enjoyable evening Yours, and many others! Admission is $100 per person preservation professionals through the National Trust at Saint Paul’s River Room on Thursday, September 19 or $50 per person age 35 and under. Information is for Historic Preservation's Partners Network, of which beginning at 6:30pm. Bid on unique experiences, fine provided below about some of the unique experiences wines, and antiques during the silent auction, purchase that are available for bidding. For more experiences, a raffle ticket, have a cocktail, and participate in the wine antiques, wines, details, terms and conditions, visit tasting. Epicurean delights will be provided by The Baton www.historicaugusta.org. To purchase a ticket to Rouge Chef, Edgar’s Grille, Kitchen 1454, La Bonbonnière, Perfectly Aged: Historic Augusta’s Benefit Auction, to Pinnacle Club, Rosemary Inn Bed and Breakfast and purchase a raffle ticket, or to place silent auction bids in Lookaway Inn & Events, Sleeping Bear Kitchen, Tastefully advance, call 706-724-0436. JJ

The Rice House, 1225 Greene Street, is available! This Queen Anne home was built in the 1890s by Patrick Unique Experiences Preview at www.historicaugusta.org H. Rice, a leading citizen and Catholic layman who served on many committees for the betterment of the Augusta community. CHRISTMAS TEA SOUTH GEORGIA HUNT Located in the Augusta Downtown Historic District, certified DECEMBER 8, 2013 AT 3 PM Live the Southern Tradition of Hunting, Blakely, Georgia. rehabilitation tax credits may be available for this preservation Share a Very Special Afternoon at the Home of Four Hunts, Two Nights. Up to 4 people. Includes private project. View the successes of Historic Augusta’s Real Estate Patty and Dan Blanton, Appling, Georgia. air transportation, accommodation and food. program and visit often to see what new properties become COST: $100 PER PERSON Available November 2013-March 2014 to be booked available for purchase. If you are selling your historic building, on a mutually agreeable date. we can help market your property to preservation minded LADIES NIGHT VALUE: $7,500 OPENING BID: $3,000 MIN. RAISE: $250 buyers across the country. NOVEMBER 7, 2013 FROM 7-10 PM Enjoy a Night of Cocktails at the Home of HARD HAT TASTING Visit Historic Augusta’s Real Estate Page Sutton and Christian Stracke. Fashions by ONE SEPTEMBER 25, 2013 AT 6:30 PM www.historicaugusta.org/preservation/ and Food by Jennifer Shuford’s Tastefully Yours. Come Get a Sneak Preview of Augusta’s Newest Restaurant real-estate-program COST: $50 PER PERSON Before It Opens… Finch & Fifth, Surrey Center COST: $50 PER PERSON

2 | Fall 2013 Historic Augusta News Historic Augusta News Fall 2013 | 3 HISTORIC AUGUSTA STAFF PRESENTS PRESERVATION AWARD EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS AT GEORGIA STATEWIDE PRESERVATION CONFERENCE NOMINATIONS SOUGHT FOR 2013

Preservationists from across Georgia convened in Milledgeville, Georgia, April 26th and 27th for the annual Statewide Historic Preservation Conference and Historic Preservation Commission Training. This two-day conference and training featured educational sessions on topics ranging from revolving funds to historic case studies as well as site visits to local preservation projects. Executive Director Erick Montgomery presented two sessions focusing on operating a house museum and Historic Augusta’s real estate program and revolving fund. Preservation Services Director Robyn Anderson offered an overview of the "Preservation for Profit" workshop which has successfully reached out to numerous property owners to encourage the use of certified rehabilitation tax credits Walk with the Spirits, now in its seventh year, has been a popular event since its inception. Mark your calendar now and the importance of preservation of historic resources. RA for first person interpreted tours of Summerville Cemetery, which will take place on Saturday, October 12 and Sunday, October 13. Forty-five minute guided tours begin every 20 minutes from 3 pm each day, with the last tour starting at 5:40pm. Tickets are $15 per person or $10 per person for groups of 10 or more. Sponsors will be invited to “Sip” with Historic Augusta recognizes significant contributions the Spirits after the last tour on Sunday, October 13 at the home of Liz and Bill Hopkins on Cumming Road. For more to the preservation, rehabilitation and restoration of information, to reserve your place on a tour, or to sponsor Walk with the Spirits, call Historic Augusta at 706-724-0436. JJ buildings of historic, cultural and architectural value through its annual Historic Preservation Awards. Historic Augusta’s Preservation Awards Committee Featured spirits on this year’s tour include: is currently seeking nominations for the 2013 awards to be given at the organization’s annual meeting to be Spirit Guides held in the fall. In order to be considered for an award, Lillie Wilkinson Wright (1858-1937), portrayed by Kristi Connell a property must be on or eligible for nomination to the Sarah Jane Thomas Hall Falligant (c. 1832-1915), portrayed by Michelle Zupan National Register of Historic Places, either individually

Mary Campbell Muren (c. 1775-1835), portrayed by Sallie Metzel « or as part of a historic district, and the project must Erick Montgomery presents house museum session in Milledgeville. Lt. James Henry Foster (1842-1863), portrayed by Wright Montgomery be completed. The preservation, rehabilitation or restoration of the building should have been completed Stationary Spirits within the last two years. Preference will be given to Caroline Arminda Latham Chafee (1847-1913), portrayed by Aimee Gay projects which included major renovation work such Gov. John Milledge (c. 1757-1818), portrayed by Danny Craig as saving a building from an uncertain fate, returning Jacob Phinizy (1857-1924), portrayed by Chris Rucker a dilapidated structure into a viable resource, making Fannie Holland Brown Montgomery (1840-1884), portrayed by Paige Tucker extensive interior or exterior repairs, or returning a James Gardner Montgomery (1833-1917), portrayed by John R.B. Long structure to its original appearance with appropriate Dr. John Francis Bransford (1846-1911), portrayed by Cobbs Nixon historic materials. RA Martha Furey (c. 1765-1845), portrayed by Martha Robertson John McKinne (1776/7-1859), portrayed by James Mason « Robyn Anderson discusses Historic Augusta's training series "Preservation for Profit."

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Goodale at 745 Sand Bar Ferry Road remains in critical condition, having lost its right wall and chimneys, and part of its roof. The National Register listed property was constructed circa 1799 by Christopher Fitzsimmons of Charleston on this large plantation, one of several he owned in South Carolina and Georgia. The current owner of Goodale is Wes Sims of

Birmingham, Alabama. Historic Augusta has attempted to work with « « « Barinowski House, 1327 Glenn Avenue Lombard House, 2233 Kings Way Sarah Dunbar Phinizy House, 2638 Walton Way Mr. Sims by commissioning a stabilization plan developed by Cranston Engineering, and funded through an Intervention Grant from the National Several residential properties in the Summerville Historic District have recently undergone certified rehabilitation, taking Trust for Historic Preservation. However, to date the recommendations advantage of Georgia's tax incentives for owner occupied homes. These include the Barinowski House at 1327 Glenn have not been implemented. City code officials are also attempting to get Avenue (c1917), now owned by Scott Rhodes; the Lombard House at 2233 Kings Way (c1914), now owned by Hank & Patti the owner to instigate repairs. Legally there are few options that can assure Goodwin; the Sarah Dunbar Phinizy House at 2638 Walton Way (1926), now owned by Eddie & Susan Huff. EM restoration of the house but Historic Augusta's Preservation Committee « Goodale House, 745 Sand Bar Ferry Road and staff remain optimistic that the house can be saved. EM A number of downtown commercial rehabs are currently underway. These include the Maxwell Building, 1246 Broad Street (1905), more recently known as Faulk Furniture, which is undergoing a certified rehabilitation byMark Donahue of Peach Contractors. When complete, the building will house Fireside Grills on the first floor, and 12 apartments above;The Henry Kennedy Building at 1022 Broad Street (c1901), owned by Ben Harrison. When complete there will be two commercial spaces on the first floor, and four apartments above; the Commerce Building at 670 Broad Street (1899), owned by Chris Booker, architects. The building will be home to the architectural firm, and eventually additional commercial and residential spaces; the Patrick-Pund House at The Cauley-Wheeler Memorial Building 334 Greene Street Paul King on the campus Dr. W. D. (c1895) is undergoing a certified rehab by of Rex « Jennings Maxwell Building, 1246 Broad Street of the Lucy Craft Laney Comprehensive High School on House, 2534 Properties, and will house 12 studio apartments. EM Henry Street Laney-Walker Boulevard is slated for demolition by the « Richmond County Board of Education to make way for Fearey-Dunn « House, 1516 an expansion of the high school campus. Built in 1924, Monte Sano Cauley-Wheeler is the last remaining structure built Avenue under the leadership of Miss Laney during her lifetime. It was named for a wealthy benefactress who wintered in Augusta, Mrs. Alice Wheeler, and her devoted African-American nurse, Miss Mary Cauley. It was the only building on the Haines Normal and Industrial School campus that was named partially for an African- « « American, all others named for white benefactors. The « Henry Kennedy Building, 1022 Broad Street Commerce Building, 670 Broad Street Patrick-Pund House, 334 Greene Street Cauley-Wheeler Memorial Building was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on June 4, 2008 as the behest of the Haines Alumni Association. Historic Another residential rehab is about the get underway at the The City of Augusta is the recipient of a Certified Local Government (CLG) grant to complete Phase II of a historic Augusta listed the building on its 2013 Endangered Dr. W. D. Jennings House, 2534 Henry Street, owned by resources survey of the Summerville Neighborhood. Summerville was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in Properties List, having heard of the guarded plan to Margaret Williams. In addition, the Fearey-Dunn House 1980, but there have been numerous changes to historic and non-historic properties since that time. Phase I of the three- demolish the building. At press time, it had not been at 1516 Monte Sano Avenue (c1910) is undergoing certified part survey was completed in 2012. When complete, it is anticipated that an updated National Register nomination will be demolished, but Historic Augusta staff is working with rehabilitation by Paul King, with one office downstairs and proposed, allowing buildings currently ineligible, to qualify for various incentives such as tax credits. RA the alumni association to explore options. EM an apartment upstairs. EM

6 | Fall 2013 Historic Augusta News Historic Augusta News Fall 2013 | 7 Preservation Briefs Continued HISTORIC PHINIZY HOUSE SAVED!

Attendees: Marion Griffin, Rev. Kenneth Gainous, Jeanne Cyriaque, Alex Thomas, Christine Miller-Betts, Erick Montgomery, and Robyn Anderson.

Almost completed is an elegant rehabilitation at 834 Greene Street by Matt Lewis. The Queen Anne style Victorian house was built Belair Hill Estates Featured During This Place Matters: by the Robert Fleming, Sr. family about 1890, and suffered a fire In its fourth year, in recent years, damaging the rear first floor. It will now house six Preserving Augusta African American unique apartments. Rehab was done using state and federal tax This Place Matters 2013 Communities is a collaborative effort to incentives for certified rehabilitation. The former blue house is promote the preservation of African now green with an appropriate Victorian color scheme. Historic American neighborhoods and increase Augusta provided technical assistance to the property owner in awareness. Historic Augusta, the Lucy

« Craft Laney Museum of Black History bringing about the successful rehab. EM Phinizy House Ribbon cutting, June 2013 , and the Belair Hill Estates Neighborhood Association partnered to explore the 2KM Architects have rehabilitated and moved significance of the neighborhood and discuss into the Jacob Phinizy House at 529 Greene the hard work of the early Pioneers, Inc, Street. A ribbon cutting was held June 5, 2013 founders of the development. During the followed by a reception and walk through of the Saturday self guided ramble of homes in the building. Listed to Historic Augusta’s neighborhood, attendees were able to meet Endangered Properties List in 2010, the stately and speak with some of the first residents home was built in 1882, by Jacob Phinizy (1857- and discuss what drew them to the area. « 1924), wealthy and influential cotton broker, Tour participatns are greeted by the homeowners. Alex Thomas, former director of the insurance agent and President of the Georgia Mississippi Blues Heritage Trail and keynote We extend congratulations to Anne Catherine Murray and the Railroad Bank from 1897 until his death in 1924. speaker, was brought to Augusta through a organization known as "Turn Back the Block" for completing The house was sold to Henry Grealish and grant funded by the African American Fund of two rehabs on the 1600 block of Broad Street in the Harrisburg- Henry W. Poteet in 1940, having moved their the National Trust for Historic Preservation West End Historic District. In April the second house was turned funeral home from next door in the previous and shared with those in attendance how over to new homeowner Pensola Parsons, who was required to year. The original stable house is located behind people and places tell stories that should meet certain criteria, including sweat equity in the rehab. Work is the house and the more modern addition of a be documented and shared for future continuing on the row of former mill houses. Turn Back the Block's 3,600 square foot banquet hall occupies the lot generations. RA approach is to revitalize one house at a time, and one block at a to the corner of Monument Street. RA time, and is dependent on volunteer labor and contributions to « « accomplish its goals. For more information, visit them on the web Marion Griffin and Leo Jackson Attendees listen to speakers at the discuss history of Belair Hill Estates. neighborhood park. at www.turnbacktheblock.org. EM

8 | Fall 2013 Historic Augusta News Historic Augusta News Fall 2013 | 9 Preservation Month Review LOFT TOUR & COTTON BALL Donations Downtown Loft Tour Branford Thompson and Ashlee Palmer and Jo Poe with the Historic Augusta observed National Preservation Month in May with two annual events: the , which AB Beverage Co, Inc. Mark Donahue on the porch Junior League of Augusta volunteered was held on the third and fourth, and the Cotton Ball, which was held on the sixteenth. The organization whole heartedly Lyn Allgood of 920 Greene Street. during the 2013 Downtown Loft Tour. thanks everyone who made these events enjoyable and successful both in terms of raising awareness of preservation in Frank Anderson our community and raising funds to support our mission. Thanks especially go to Ben Casella for chairing the Downtown Art on Broad, Inc. Loft Tour and to Bennett Bowers and Ashley Hock Smith for co-chairing the Cotton Ball. We owe our deepest gratitude Holly Blanton to Pam & Ray Doumar for hosting the Cotton Ball in their stunning garden at their home on Henry Street and to the Claude & Judy Booker following occupants and owners who opened their homes and buildings for the Downtown Loft Tour: 2KM Architects, Broome Family Eye Care Mieko Di Sano, Betty Erickson, Flywheel, LLC, Haltermann Partners, Nick Lulli, Kelly Neely, Peach Contractors, Dr. Lee Ann Caldwell Symphony Orchestra Augusta, Eric Thaddeus, Krista & Sean Wight. Congratulations to Blake & Whitney Walker, the Siobhan & Tori Carlile winners of the Cotton Ball raffle prize, which was a three night stay at a private villa at Fripp Island, South Carolina. JJ The Cotton Bug Bakery Danny Craig Dr. & Mrs. M.N. Dasher, Jr. Dixie Riverside Preservation Month Sponsors Mark & Mary Donahue Mary Anne Douglass Heritage Sponsors Patron Sponsors J. Brendan Fisher

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10 | Fall 2013 Historic Augusta News Historic Augusta News Fall 2013 | 11 Historic Augusta gratefully acknowledges the generous support recently received through the following grants: the Knox Foundation for operating support and Wilson House restoration, including plaster repairs; Georgia Humanities Council for underwriting a portion of the costs associated with the 2013 Dr. Edward J. Cashin Memorial Lecture; Georgia Council for the Arts for enabling Historic Augusta to commission a theatrical work based on primary source documents of the Civil War era in Augusta; and the Wells Fargo Foundation « « Betty Erickson, far left, and her daughter, Margaret Woodard, far right, Members of the 2013 Cotton Ball Committee for funding a portion of This Place Matters: Preserving Augusta’s African welcome guests to the JB Whites Building during the Downtown Loft Tour. American Communities. Historic Augusta is also pleased to report that one of its signature restoration projects, Union Baptist Church, was awarded a Loft Tour Loft Owners Cotton Ball Committee grant from the Porter Fleming Foundation, which will showcase the historic Committee or Occupants Bennett Bowers, Co-Chair Julia Jackson Best Wishes to Intern Christena Painter sanctuary to a cross-section of the public through a concert series. JJ Ben Casella, Chair 2 KM Architects Ashley Hock Smith, Co-Chair Lisa Jordan Robyn Anderson Mieko Di Sano Anson Adams Dan Leopard Fiona Casey Betty Erickson Robyn Anderson Linda Miller PAID ADVERTISEMENT Brendan Fisher Flywheel, LLC Grace Belangia Erick Montgomery Stewart Fisher Haltermann Partners Mimi & Robert Bovard Chris Perdue Julia Jackson Nick Lulli Whatley Bush Brooke Pribble Erick Montgomery Kelly Neely Siobhan Carlile Carole Romero Branford Thompson Peach Contractors Fiona Casey Ann Beth Strelec Symphony Orchestra Augusta Millie Hill Susan Thielke Eric Thaddeus Krista & Sean Wight The staff of Historic Augusta has Preservation Month Volunteers enjoyed working with Christena Betsy Adams Whitney Dixon Nathan Huff Miller Theater Christina Rodriguez Painter in her role as intern this Clay Anderson Lucy Dodd Tricia Hughes Marketing Rebecca Rogers Summer. Christena is a 2013 graduate Ryan Andrews Elizabeth Donsbach Laura Irwin Committee Larry Rogers of Augusta State University with Cecilia Badger Luke Fisher Cindy Ivey Chet Montgomery Amy Rush a B.A. in history and a minor in Tom Battey Nadya Fleming Ashley Johannsen Laurie Montgomery Gracie Shepard communications. She has provided Andy Beard Sean Frantom Tori Jordan Molly Montgomery Matthew Smith invaluable research assistance this Daniel Blanton Megan Furno Greg Leopard Wright Montgomery Rebecca Smith summer for the upcoming Walk Holly Blanton Mary-Beth Gable Bari Levens Chris Morris Ingrid Tutt with the Spirits tour of Summerville Pierce Blitch Renita Germany Kathleen Luzier- Eliza Myers Johnny Watkins Cemetery. Alas, as the summer came Amy Bowers Megan Goldberg Bogolea Ashlee Palmer Kim Watkins to a close we wished her a fond Valerie Bridges Karen Gordon Hamilton McDaniel Louise Phinizy Stephanie White farewell and many successes in her Tori Carlile Gould Hagler II Ross McDaniel Jo Poe Karon Williamson future endeavors. JJ Hannah Coulson John Haskins Jerod McDowell Jennifer Puckett Marc Wilson Lauren Cowart Michelle Hertel Molly McDowell John Robbins Margaret Woodard Billie Jo Culver Bob Hill Elizabeth McGee Lauren Robbins Sunny Yan Taryn Curtis Alexandra Holloway James McGee Brunhilda Rodriguez

12 | Fall 2013 Historic Augusta News Historic Augusta News Fall 2013 | 13 WILSON HOUSE BRIEFS The Boyhood Home of President Woodrow Wilson now has its own Wilson e-newsletter where you can keep abreast of upcoming events, read about House highlights from the collection, and learn more about President Wilson, his Don’t Miss the Augusta and E-News family and his era. If you would like to receive quarterly updates in your the Civil War in 1863 Symposium, inbox, sign-up online here: www.historicaugusta.org/about-us/newsletters November 8 and 9 or call the office at 706-724-0436 and let us know you would like to receive it. You will also automatically be signed up to receive our periodic e-newsletter Each year during the 150th anniversary of the American for Historic Augusta, The Preservationist. JJ Civil War, eight historical and cultural institutions, including Historic Augusta, are partnering to present a symposium. The theme of this year’s symposium is "Family, Medicine and the Homefront." The event will begin on Friday, Back to School – The Perfect Time to Plan a Visit November 8 at 6:30 pm with the Dr. Edward J. Cashin Memorial Woodrow Wilson Lecture. Held at First Presbyterian Church, the lecture features Dr. Stephen Berry, who will speak on “Lincolns and Todds: A House Divided.” A reception will follow at the Wilson and Lamar Boyhood Homes. The symposium will continue on Saturday, November 9 at 9:30 am at the theater. Erick Montgomery will talk about “Wilsons and Woodrows: Another House Divided,” followed by Dr. Jay Bollet on “The Medical Experiences of the Civil War at Home and in the Field,” and Dr. Lee Ann Caldwell on “Suffer and Grow Strong: Life on the Augusta Homefront in 1863.” The event will wrap up with a reader’s theater performance commissioned especially for this event and written by Jim Garvey based on local Civil War era diaries and letters.

Friday evening is free and open to the public. The cost to attend Saturday’s lectures is $30. The symposium is made possible, in part, by funding from the Center for the Study of Georgia History, the Kiwanis Club of Augusta, Georgia, Inc., and the Georgia Council for the Arts through appropriations from the Georgia General Assembly. The Georgia Council for the Arts is a partner agency of the National Endowment for the Arts. Additional support is provided by the Georgia Humanities Council and the National Endowment for the Humanities through appropriations from the Georgia General Assembly. To RSVP to all or part of the symposium, call Historic Augusta at 706-724-0436. JJ Now that summer is over and everyone is falling back into their regular routines, it is the perfect time to schedule a visit to the Boyhood Home of President Woodrow Wilson. Tell your child’s teacher about it too – we love hosting school groups! Are you the program chair for your club or civic group? Suggest taking a tour and then having lunch downtown. Group tour rates for groups of 10 or more, by appointment, are $4 for adults, $3 for seniors, and $2 for students K-12. That’s $1 off per person! JJ

14 | Fall 2013 Historic Augusta News Historic Augusta News Fall 2013 | 15 Membership Updates New & Renewed Members, April 1 – August 31, 2013 * denotes New Membership + denotes Upgraded Membership

The following list consists of personal Mr. & Mrs. Thomas W. Jones Mr. & Mrs. Charles J. Anderson + Dr. & Mrs. William Weston III Mr. & Mrs. P. Ferris Dorr Jr. members who have paid dues, new or renewed during the above dates. If you Mr. Paul King & Ms. Adelle Dennis Mr. & Mrs. N. Staten Bitting Jr. * Mr. Derek B. Dugan paid your dues during this period, your Mr. Daniel C. Leopard Mrs. Russell A. Blanchard Family/Double Mr. & Mrs. Paul H. Dunbar III name should appear below by category. If your name is missing or not in the Dr. & Mrs. Donald H. Loebl Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Claude H. Booker Jr. Mr. Anson Adams Ms. Elaine Erneston proper category, and you paid your dues Dr. & Mrs. Michael S. Macfee Mr. & Mrs. George D. Bush Mr. & Mrs. Matthew J. Aitken Drs. Durrell and Denise Evans during this period, please let us know. Mr. & Mrs. William Macuch Mr. & Mrs. Phil Caldwell + Mr. & Mrs. Walter H. Alexanderson Dr. & Mrs. John Fisher + Fiona Casey Emily Mumford Benefactor Mrs. Henry M. Marks III Mrs. Albert A. Carr Mr. & Mrs. Frank Anderson * Judge & Mrs. William M. Fleming Jr. Mr. & Mrs. James M. Hull Mr. George Locke McKnight Dr. & Mrs. A. Bleakley Chandler Jr. Ms. Susan Barcus Mrs. David C. Foster Mr. & Mrs. Wyckliffe A. Knox Jr. Dr. Natalie McLeod Mr. & Mrs. L. Phillip Christman II Mr. Tom Battey Dr. & Mrs. Glen E. Garrison We regret that Fiona Casey, our Administrative Assistant since June 2012, Mr. & Mrs. H. M. Osteen Jr. Dr. & Mrs. William T. Neumann Mr. D. Hugh Connolly Mr. & Mrs. Dennis A. Bell Dr. & Mrs. James Garvey has moved to Florence, South Carolina. Her husband, Louis, taking a new Mr. & Mrs. Barry L. Storey Mr. & Mrs. Robert C. Osborne Jr. Dr. & Mrs. Robert S. Crumrine Mr. & Mrs. Brad Bennett Jr. Dr. & Mrs. Richard Gayle position at a nuclear facility nearby, prompted the move. Her British accent Dr. & Mrs. Don E. Williamson Dr. & Mrs. George Pursley Mr. & Mrs. S. 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They should be submitted in PDF format to Dr. Lee Ann Caldwell Mr. Don Talley Ms. Anne Carmichael Sherman Mr. & Mrs. Frank Christian Dr. & Mrs. T. Scott Key [email protected]. The graphic design firm that produces our Mr. & Mrs. Tori & Siobhan Carlile Mr. & Mrs. Max Vallotton Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Dayton L. Sherrouse Drs. Michael & Jackie Cohen Mr. & Mrs. Joe Kinsey * newsletter is Kruhu Design + Creative. If you need help designing your ad, Dr. & Mrs. Joe D. Christian Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Bennett A. Yort Mr. & Mrs. Stephen H. Steinberg Mrs. Elizabeth Cosper Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Kitchen you can hire them (or someone else of your choice) directly. For deadlines, Dr. & Mrs. William L. Clark Mrs. Joan D. Tabb Mr. & Mrs. George Sibley Dale Mr. & Mrs. Scott Klosinski * specs, and more information, contact Historic Augusta at 706-724-0436. JJ Miss Susan deCamp Conger Sustainer Dr. & Mrs. Frederick L. Thielke Dr. & Mrs. J. Ben Deal Mr. & Mrs. Richard C. Lewis Ms. Ashlee Duren Sister Mary Lois, OSH * Dr. & Mrs. C. Mark Thigpen Dr. & Mrs. R. Tyson Deal Mr. Wes Linder Dr. & Mrs. Anthony J. Ewell Mr. & Mrs. W. Franklin Abbott III Mr. & Mrs. William A. Trotter III Mr. & Mrs. Norwood R. Dennis Mr. & Mrs. C. Milner Lively Mr. & Mrs. Daniel H. Harkness Dr. & Mrs. Marshall B. Allen Jr. * Mr. & Mrs. Herbert Upton Dr. & Mrs. Lawrence D. Devoe Mr. Iverson Long * Mr. & Mrs. T. Terry Johnson Mr. & Mrs. Roy E. Altman Mr. & Mrs. Frank Ogden Walsh III Mr. & Mrs. John A. Donsbach Mr. & Mrs. Whitney Magruder *

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Mr. & Mrs. Leland Malchow Mr. & Mrs. Williamson S. Stuckey Ms. Linda Dickey Ms. Rebecca E. Smith Corporate Blanchard & Calhoun Real Estate Business The Estate Jewelry Center Mr. & Mrs. Hampton Manning III * Dr. & Mrs. Thomas R. Swift Mrs. Mamie F. Dye Mrs. Randy K. Strozier Jr. Diamond Coleman Associates Contributor Thomas Poteet & Son Mr. & Mrs. John P. Manton Jr. Dr. & Mrs. Rex Teeslink * Ms. Virginia Edal * Ms. Caroline K. Tefft Knox Foundation First Citizens Bank Augusta Concrete Block Company Mr. & Mrs. Fielding McCrary Mr. & Mrs. Wyatt E. Theus Mr. Herb Ellis Ms. Tori B. Thompson Georgia Power Company Non-Profit Mr. & Mrs. R. Bates McCutcheon III Mr. W. Rick Toole Ms. Betty S. Frank Mrs. Sandra H. Timmerman * Corporate Patron Hock Development Business Sustainer Organization Mr. & Mrs. Ben McElreath Dr. & Mrs. T. Barrett Trotter Mr. Sean Frantom Mr. Robert R. Turbyfill Jr. Cranston Engineering Group McLeod & Dowling, Attorneys at Law Augusta C.V.B. + Sacred Heart Cultural Center Mr. & Mrs. James McGee * Mr. & Mrs. James Barrett Trotter Ms. Ann R. Hall Mrs. Warren Umansky Platt's Funeral Home + Outback Steakhouse Development Authority of Greater Augusta Arts Council Ms. Jane McKnight Mr. & Mrs. Grant Usry * Ms. Helen Hendee Mr. & Mrs. Philip R. Wahl II Phoenix Commercial Printers Richmond County * Mr. & Mrs. James D. McKnight Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas Utley Mr. Edward J. Holmes Ms. Penny Wasden * Corporate Donor Regions Bank Latitude Compliance Services Mr. Wright McLeod Mr. & Mrs. Peter Vagovic Ms. Jane J. Houston Mr. Lucien Z. Williams * A & R Exterminating Co., Inc. Richmond Supply Company McKnight Properties Mr. & Mrs. Eugene F. McManus Mr. & Mrs. Harry C. Vaiden III Mr. Nathan E. Huff Ms. Susan Wilson Augusta Chronicle Strother's Printing Ms. Vilma Maria Colon-Oliver Mr. & Mrs. Scott McPherson Ms. Mary Porter Vann Mrs. Charles Thomas Huggins Mr. Wes Zamzow Augusta First Bank & Trust WAGT 26 News Robertson Restoration LLC Mr. & Mrs. Harry H. Moore Mr. & Mrs. David Vantrease Dr. Betty Inglett, Ed.D Ms. Mary Susan Zavos * The Rev. & Mrs. George Muir * Mr. & Mrs. Charles Walker * Mr. William H. Jackson * Mr. & Mrs. Lee Neel Mr. & Mrs. Clay Ward Ms. Margie Joe Life Members Historic Augusta, Inc., Board of Trustees 2013 Memorials

Mr. & Mrs Byron Neely Mr. James I. Webb Mrs. Jacqueline P. Kennedy Augusta Council of Garden Clubs Honorary Trustees Mrs. Jacquelyn Murray Blanchard • Mr. Patrick G. Blanchard Mr. James Montgomery Dr. & Mrs. Douglas Nesbit Ms. Donna Whaley Ms. Donna H. King Mrs. Clayton P. Boardman Jr. Mrs. Ann B. Boardman • Mr. Clayton P. Boardman III • Mrs. Ronald W. Bowers • Mr. D. Hugh Connolly from Dr. & Mrs. Joe D. Christian Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Cecil D. O'Bryan Mr. Barry S. Wheeler * Mrs. Terrance Kuske Mr. & Mrs. Harold M. Boardman Mr. Bryan M. Haltermann • Mr. George S. Harrison • Mr. W. Tennent Houston • Mr. Julian W. Osbon from Dr. & Mrs. William L. Clark Mr. & Mrs. Patrick O'Neil * Ms. Carla Wheeler * Mr. William Lawless Mrs. J. Craig Cranston Mr. Robert C. Osborne • Mr. H. M. Osteen, Jr. • Mr. Thomas H. Robertson • Mrs. Paul S. Simon Mr. & Mrs. James C. Overstreet Mr. & Mrs. Eldridge A. Whitehurst Jr. Ms. Barbara A. McGahee Mrs. William A. Garrett Mr. Thomas W. Hagler, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Oliver Owens Ms. Margaret Williams + Mrs. George F. McInnes Mrs. Albert Gary Trustees Mr. Robert L. Allgood • Mr. Frank Anderson • Mrs. Ricardo Azziz • Mrs. Carol Bennett from Dr. & Mrs. Joe D. Christian Jr.

Mr. & Mrs. Travers W. Paine III Mr. Lucien Williams Ms. Linda McIntosh * Mrs. Thomas W. Hagler Jr. Mrs. Richard Daniel Blanton, Jr. • Mr. Grier C. Bovard • Mr. Bennett P. R. Bowers • Mr. Joe Bowles

Mr. & Mrs. W. Fred Palmer II Mr. & Mrs. Lucien Williams Ms. Betty Meehan * Mr. Gould Hagler Mr. Brandon Brown • Mrs. Karen Bruker • Mrs. Clint L. Bryant • Mr. Whatley Battey Bush Mrs. Michael Taylor

Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Parks III Mr. & Mrs. Charles H. D. Williamson Mr. Spyro G. Meimarides Mr. & Mrs. Danforth Hagler Dr. Lee Ann Caldwell • Dr. Benjamin P. Casella • Mrs. A. Bleakley Chandler, Jr. • Mrs. Joe D. Christian from Mrs. J. Craig Cranston

Mr. & Mrs. Allen Payne * Mr. & Mrs. Robert Woodhurst III Mrs. John C. Mitchell Mr. Levi Hill III Dr. Thomas L. Clark • Mrs. William L. Clark • Judge Daniel J. Craig • Mrs. James R. Davis

Mr. & Mrs. Patrick H. Perry Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Wright Mr. W. Harold Moon * Mrs. Stewart P. Hull Mrs. Edwin L. Douglass, Jr. • Mrs. Pam James Doumar • Mr. Terry D. Elam • Mr. Richard M. Fletcher

Mr. & Mrs. Les Perry Mr. & Mrs. Kirby Thomas Yawn Dr. Robert L. Moretz Mr. & Mrs. Wayland Lamar Mr. Gould B. Hagler II • Mr. Levi W. Hill IV • Mrs. James Meriwether Hull • Mrs. Susan T. Hunnicutt

Mr. & Mrs. John Phelan * Ms. Louise Phinizy Mr. & Mrs. John W. Lee Sr. Laura Irwin, MD • Mr. Sanford Loyd • Mr. Greig McCully • Mrs. Andrew M. Magruder Necrology

Dr. & Mrs. David Proefrock Individual Mr. Louis Playford Mrs. Cary S. Maxwell Mrs. Bowdre Phinizy Mays, Jr. • Mrs. Edward Grey Meybohm • Dr. R. Glen Owen • Mrs. Robert W. Rice, Jr. Mr. James W. Montgomery March 27, 2013

Dr. & Mrs. John D. Reynolds III Mrs. Andrea K. Adams Mrs. Anne S. Proctor Mr. & Mrs. H. Allen Strickland Jr. Mr. Cary H Rivers • Mrs. Martha Robertson • Mrs. Lauren Patterson Robbins • Mrs. Michael P. Shelton Mrs. Aurelia Jernigan May 5, 2013

Lauren & John Robbins Mr. Scott Argo * Ms. Anna Pursley * The National Society of The Mrs. Barry L. Storey • Ms. Beverly Myers Tarver • Mrs. Karon P. Williamson Mr. William Hale Barrett May 25, 2013 Dr. & Mrs. Michael B. Rogers Mr. Jerry Ashmore III Mr. Matthew Pursley * Colonial Dames of America Mr. Thomas W. Hagler, Jr. June 25, 2013

Mr. & Mrs. Larry Rogers Mr. & Mrs. William Hunter Baggs III Ms. Mary Pursley * in the State of Georgia, Ex Officio Mrs. Anne S. Floyd • Mrs. Christine Miller-Betts • Mr. J. Noel Schweers III • Mr. Barry E. White Mrs. Margaret Lewis August 10, 2013 Mr. & Mrs. Enrique Romero Ms. Freda Baker * Mr. Turnball Pursely * Augusta Town Committee Dr. & Mrs. B. Kenneth Roper Mrs. John D. Barab Jr. Ms. Dorine Roehre + Mrs. Samuel Waller Ms. Amy Rush * Ms. Kathleen Barnhart * Ms. Frances W. Rhodes Historic Augusta, Inc. Mrs. Tara Sanders * Mrs. Floyd E. Bliven Jr. Mr. George Robertson Dr. & Mrs. Richard B. Sasnett Jr. Ms. Lorraine Braswell Ms. Susan G. Rogers Officers Staff Mr. & Mrs. Timothy E. Schroer Mr. Don Broderick * Ms. Judith F. Ruffin Mr. Paul G. King, President Erick D. Montgomery, Executive Director Mr. & Mrs. Eric Smith Mrs. John G. Brown Mr. Alex Shi Mrs. Randolph R. Smith, 1st Vice President Robyn A. Anderson, Preservation Services Director Mr. & Mrs. Roger D. Smith Ms. Amy Christian Ms. Toni Shiver Mr. W. Cameron Nixon, 2nd Vice President Julia N. Jackson, Programs and Marketing Director Mr. & Mrs. Derek M. Snead * Mrs. Cassius M. Clay Mrs. Samuel H. Sibley Mrs. W.L.M. Knox, Jr., Secretary Emily Mumford, Administrative Assistant Mr. & Mrs. John Speer Jr. Dr. Florence F. Corley Mrs. Frances Yarborough Sideman Mrs. William L. Macuch, Treasurer Stephanie Herzberg & Keith Watson, Wilson House Tour Guides Mr. John Stewart * Ms. Annie L. Davis Ms. Jean-Marie Smith Paul Lockhart, Maintenance Assistant

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Front Cover: The Old Medical College of Georgia at 598 Telfair Street is a National Historic Landmark that was built in 1835, and designed by Irish-born architect, Charles B. Cluskey.