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The Tivola Whale - A Journey from Houston County to the Smithsonian
By Thomas Thurman Rewritten 04/July/2025 Exploring Georgia's Natural History Tivola Village and Georgia’s Whales The village of Tivola...
King-Chapman Home
1103 Swift Street, Perry, GA, USA This home was built in 1903 for J. Henry King by Sam Houser at a cost of $900. The King sisters, Mrs....
Walker Insurance Agency formerly The Perry Train Depot
1110 Washington St, Perry, GA 31069 This original Perry Train Depot was built in 1870 on Jernigan Street and was moved to this present...
Former Houston County Training School
1530 Sunshine Ave, Perry, GA 31069 Though the building is no longer here, many memories still abound. This property was purchased in 1954...
Houston County Board of Education Office
1100 Main St, Perry, GA 31069 This school was built in 1925 and is the oldest brick school building in Houston County. It was the first...
Morning by Morning Coffee
1012 Main St, Perry, GA 31069 A 1958 Phillips 66 service station complete with four gas pumps and two service bays was remodeled for this...
Robins Federal Credit Union formerly Bank of Perry
1006 Main St, Perry, GA 31069 A beautiful Italianate-style cottage built in 1874 by W. H. Norwood once stood here. W. H. Norwood was...
Perry Players Community Theatre
909 Main St, Perry, GA 31069 This building dates from the early 1900s when built as a horse and mule barn. In the 1940s it became the...
Perry City Hall formerly Houston County Courthouse
801 Carroll St, Perry, GA 31069 Located on the public square known as Lot 49 designated by the incorporation of Perry in 1824, the...
Perry Events Center formerly the General Courtney Hodges Armory
1121 Macon Rd, Perry, GA 31069 In 1824 the Georgia General Assembly granted a charter to Houston County Academy of Perry, and in 1825 the...
Houston Masonic Lodge
1017 Jernigan St, Perry, GA 31069 Houston Masonic Lodge No. 35 was organized in 1854 and erected this building in 1893. This lodge was...
Forest Hill Park
1251 Forest Hill Dr, Perry, GA 31069 Clinchfield Presbyterian Church was moved to Forest Hill Park in 2010 and renamed Clinchfield Chapel...
Veterans Monument
808 Carroll St, Perry, GA 31069 Fundraising was begun in 1896 by Major Joseph Palmer and ground was finally broken in July 1907 for this...
Wrought Iron Fountain formerly the site of Perry's 1st water tower
1009 Carroll St, Perry, GA 31069 Perry’s 1st water tower was a wooden structure standing about 15½ feet high with a fire bell located on...
Perry Methodist Church Youth Center and formerly the Perry Presbyterian church and formerly the Post Office
1005 Carroll St, Perry, GA 31069 From 1849 to 1958, Perry Presbyterian Church was located on this site. The church was moved to Second...
Perry Methodist Church Office and formerly the William Daniel day home
1001 Carroll St, Perry, GA 31069 This building was built in 1960 by the Perry Loan and Savings Bank, but eight years later the name was...
Crossroads Family Eyecare and formerly Gallemore Baby Clinic
938 Carroll St, Perry, GA 31069 In 1945 Dr. J. L. Gallemore built Perry’s first baby clinic on this corner. It contained two reception...
James Farmer Inc. and formerly Houston Home Journal
936 Carroll St, Perry, GA 31069 This building was built in 1939 by John L. Hodges to replace the wooden structure that had served as The...
Cossart Design and formerly Andrew hardware
924 Carroll St, Perry, GA 31069 This building was built in 1925 by B. F. Andrew. The ground floor was used as a hardware store offering...
The Perfect Pear and formerly the Swank Shop
922 Carroll St, Perry, GA 31069 This building was built in 1925 and has served many purposes over the years, but one fondly remembered in...
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