Interesting older home in Richmond County

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Home in Augusta

This home in Augusta in Richmond County is on the National Register of Historic Places. It was built in the 1800s, but I am not familiar with its name or any additional history.
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A Neat Little Home in Richmond County

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Old and Run Down in Richmond County

This empty, run down home must have been a beauty at one time. It sure needs some loving care. 
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5th Street Bridge in Augusta

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Neat Little Home in Richmond County

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A Couple of Houses in Richmond County

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The Lamar Building in Augusta

The penthouse on top of the Lamar Building was designed by (I.M. Pei) in 1975. The building is on the National Register and is located in the Augusta Downtown Historic District.
This was State Sen. R. Eugene Holley's penthouse. The penthouse cost more than $2 million and Augustans call it "Holley's Folly" and the "giant toaster." B. Kelley New, the Lamar Building's interior designer and a former employee of Mr. Holley, said the penthouse was supposed to resemble a pyramid to go along with the Egyptian influences in the building's architecture.
The penthouse has remained empty for over 20+ years and one of the window panels on the south side of the penthouse has been damaged.
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Silos

These 6 silos in Augusta  are at the main entrance into Phinizey Swamp. Phinizy Swamp Nature Park for Water Sciences is a 1,100-acre nature park in Augusta, Georgia. The park contains wetlands and woodlands and has a campus for water research and environmental education, which includes a visitor center.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phinizy_Swamp_Nature_Park Much of what is now the Phinizy Swamp Nature Park was extensively farmed as well as used for cattle pasture. Gracewood, a state-run mental health institution, operated a beef farm in this area from the 1950’s to 1973 and used patients as farmhands. It was nicknamed the “swamp farm”.https://phinizycenter.org/our-history/
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The Sacred Heart Cultural Center in Augusta

It is an events center and a former Roman Catholic Church located in Augusta. It is one of the more notable and recognized landmarks in the city.
It was built by Jesuit priests and its first service was on December 2, 1900. The church had been in Augusta for 70 years, until it closed in 1971 due to modern suburban advancements. While the building was vacant, it endured much vandalism and was near destruction.
In 1987, the Knox Foundation renovated the building and opened as a vibrant center of the city for cultural events.
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Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art

 It is located in Augusta. It is the home of former Augusta Mayor and United States Senator Nicholas Ware. Olivia Herbert founded the Institute in 1937. The original name for the Institute was the Augusta Art Club; it was later renamed in memorial to Olivia Herbert's daughter, Gertrude Herbert Dunn. The two primary missions of the Institute are art education and visual arts exhibition. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gertrude_Herbert_Institute_of_Art
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OBELISK-CHIMNEY

This "OBELISK-CHIMNEY" is the sole remnant of the extensive powder-works erected in Augusta under the Confederate Government. It has been conserved in honor of, and to the memory of those who died in the Southern Armies during the War Between the States.
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Train in Augusta

Train crossing the Savannah River and coming into downtown Augusta in Richmond.
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Old Water Tank in Richmond County

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The Augusta Canal in Richmond County

This 150 foot obelisk on the Augusta Canal in Richmond County may look like a remnant of an industrial era that has long passed, but there is more history to this than meets the eye. This chimney is the only remaining portion of the Confederate Powder Works: a massive complex that sprawled two miles along the Augusta Canal, providing gunpowder for the Confederate Army during the Civil War.

Construction began in September 1861, and the Powder Works was producing gunpowder in just 7 months in 1862 until it was seized and dismantled after the war ended, the facility had produced over 3 million pounds of gunpowder during the years it was operating. In 1872, the the Obelisk Chimney was the only portion of the building that was spared.

A group of local businessmen obtained the site and formed the Sibley Manufacturing Company. Brick from the demolished powder works was used in the construction of the Sibley Cotton mill between 1880 and 1882. With the appearance of a medieval castle or fortress, the mill resembles the Powder Works it replaced.

Soon after the mill began operation, it became one of the largest and most successful cotton mills in the region, a model of good management and worker relations. Eventually, Sibley Mill modernized in order to compete in an ever-increasing world market. It operated until 2006, closing after operating for over 130 years! There are water-driven turbines in the mill that still generate electricity that is sold to Georgia Power.

There is still life left in this old building, a company called Augusta Cyberworks has already renovated & is actively using a few other buildings on the property, and they are planning to remodel and convert the old mill into offices, apartments and turn a portion of it into a 20 megawatt datacenter!

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Lovely Vintage Home in Richmond County

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Vintage Home in Richmond County

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Well Maintained Cottage in Richmond County

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Well Maintained Aged Homes in Richmond County

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Do You See the Traffic Light?

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