- Collection:
- Historic Architecture and Landscapes of Georgia: The Hubert Bond Owens and John Linley Image Collections at the Owens Library
- Title:
- Good Shepherd Episcopal Church (Augusta, Ga.)
- Creator:
- Owens, Hubert B.
- Date of Original:
- 1970-08
- Subject:
- Gould, Artemus
Gould, Artemus, Mrs.
Weed, Edwin
Gothic Revival
European
Brick
Churches
Religious buildings
Architecture--Georgia--Augusta
Architecture--Georgia--Richmond County
Episcopal church buildings - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Richmond County, Augusta, 33.47097, -81.97484
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Located at: 2230 Walton Way, Augusta, Ga.
Gothic Revival brick church featuring pointed arch windows and doors which are outlined in a contrasting light colored brick. The church has an open bell tower topped by a tall spraddle roof with filial. The congregation was the third Episcopal congregation in Augusta, resulting from the hardship of the Civil War. Hot weather, floods and mosquitoes led many Augusta townspeople to build summer homes on "the Hill," known today as Summerville. Prior to the Civil War, Summerville Episcopalians would travel by horse-and-buggy downtown for services. The Sunday trek became difficult after the War since horses were scarce. In response, the Good Shepard congregation was chartered in 1869, and the congregation met in the Summerville Academy building on William Street until a church was built in 1871. The first parish school was established in 1872 by the first Rector, Mr. Edwin Weed. The property for the parish was donated by Artemus Gould, who lived at the present day Gould's Corner, and the name "Good Shepherd" was suggested by his son, Johnny, as the name for the new church. Both Gould and his son died before the building was begun. However, Mrs. Gould faithfully supported the church and its ministry for many years. Mrs. Gould is memorialized in a window above the altar. The original brick structure, built in 1880, burned on November 22, 1896. The walls and stained glass windows, with the exception of the altar window, were saved and used in the rebuilding of the church. The bell was recast and its inscription, "Let the Hills Hear Thy Voice," was restored by grateful parishioners. The present structure was reconsecrated on January 2, 1898 and has been in continuous and faithful use to this day.
Slide annotated: "Good Shepherd Episcopal Church, Walton Way, Augusta, GA."
Date of structure: 1898-01-02. - Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_larc_hbo0584
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_larc_hbo0584#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_larc_hbo0584/presentation/manifest.json
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: [title of image], Hubert B. Owens Collection, Box 40, Owens Library, School of Environment and Design, The University of Georgia
- Extent:
- 1 slide : color
- Holding Institution:
- Owens Library
- Rights:
-
