United States, Georgia, Richmond County, Augusta, 33.47097, -81.97484Owens, Hubert B.1970-08Located 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 Epicopal 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.Slide annotated: "Another View, Good Shepherd Episcopal Church, Walton Way, Augusta, GA."Date of structure: 1898-01-02.image/jpeghttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/Gould, ArtemusGould, Artemus, Mrs.Gothic revival (Architecture)EuropeanBrickChurchesReligious buildingsArchitecture--Georgia--AugustaArchitecture--Georgia--Richmond CountyEpiscopal church buildingsGood Shepherd Episcopal Church (Augusta, Ga.)StillImage