Visit Fairburn and take a walking tour of the courthouse square. The following is a tour from Fayetteville Road, down East Broad Street to Campbellton Street, plus some of the homes on Greene, Cole, and Pearl Streets.
Beginning on East Broad Street at the North corner of Fayetteville Road:
1. 123 E. Broad Street - Neese-Davenport-Jones House: This home was built in 1889 by Methodist Minister, Rev. L. P. Neese. Dr. Charles Hamilton Davenport made a swap/purchase for the Victorian house in January of 1900. Kate, daughter of Dr. Davenport, grew up in this house, and, after her marriage to Wm. B. Jones, renovated the house in 1924. "Miss Kate" continued to live in this house until her death in 1995.
2x. Fayetteville Road crossed over the railroad tracks from the 1850's to 1917. The crossing was moved slightly north of the original crossing in 1917 and was finally closed in mid-20th century.
3. 81 E. Broad Street - Chapman House: This house plan is the same as the first floor of the Neese-Davenport-Jones house and was built by the same person in 1897. E.B. Chapman was City Clerk and Alderman in 1907. He and his wife, Frances McLarin Chapman, lived in this house until her death in 1910 and his death in 1915.
4. 69 E. Broad Street - L. S. Roan House: L.S. Roan began his law career in Fairburn and later became a Circuit Judge and State Appellate Judge. He is buried in the Fairburn City Cemetery.
5. 55 E. Broad Street - Brantley House: Sam H. & Mannie Brantley built this house. Sam, a local businessman, built quite a number of homes and commercial buildings in Fairburn.
Turn on Pearl Street:
6. 76 Pearl Street (corner Pearl & Greene St.) - Merrell H. Wooddall House: This house was moved from Campbellton in 1870-71. Merrell H. Wooddall was Clerk of Superior Court of Campbell when the county seat was moved from Campbellton to Fairburn in 1870. He continued to reside in this home until his death in 1915.
Turn on Greene St. and begin at Oak Street.
7. 81 Greene Street - Rufus G. Kitchens/Marvin Rivers House (known as the old Kitchens homeplace). This was the childhood home of author Anne Rivers Siddons.
8. 65 Greene Street - Longino-Word House: Built by Young Longino, Sr., this was the home of Winner & Young Longino, president of the Fairburn Banking Company in the early 1900's. Mr. Longino sold the home to M.P. Word who built the Fairburn Ice & Coal Company in 1912.
9. 66 Greene Street - R.T. Camp House: This home, built ca.1940, was the home of Dr. R.T. Camp (local physician) and his wife, Grady, who was a teacher at the Fairburn School and the Campbell High School for many years.
10. 59 Greene Street - Built by J.W. Amoss, owner of the Amoss Pharmacy, in 1927 prior to his marriage. Coming from Milledgeville in 1925, he met his future wife at the Kitchens home where they took their meals. Mrs. Amoss lived in this house for 70 years.
11. 43 Greene Street - Mrs. Brock lived in this house in the 1930s. It was the home of Sam Cowan, Fairburn City Clerk, in the 1940s. This was later the home of Doris Russell.
Turn down Cole St. & begin at Bay St.
12. 118 Cole Street - Home of Dr. Charles H. Davenport in the late 1890s. Dr. Davenport made a swap/purchase with Rev. L.P. Neese for the home located at 123 E. Broad St.
13. 107 Cole Street - McCurry House: This was the home of W.A. McCurry who, in 1902, built the home next door. It is believed this house was built 1840-50 and was possibly moved from Campbellton.
14. 91 Cole Street - McCurry House: This home was built in 1902 by W.A. McCurry, owner of the Fairburn Harness Factory. He was serving as Fairburn Mayor at his death in 1912.
15. 75 Cole Street - Longino House: This home was built by Young Longino after building and selling the house on Greene St. (#8).
16. 65 Cole Street - Barrett House: This was the home of Pip & Dot Barrett, built in the late 1930s or early 1940s.
17. Campbell County Courthouse - This was the last courthouse of Campbell County,completed in October, 1871, and served as the county courthouse for 61 years.
18.x. E. Broad Street - Fairburn Fire Station, this was the location of the M.P. Harvey home.
19. 5 East Broad Street - Beavers House: The rear portion of this house was moved from Campbellton in 1870-71. R.C. Beavers, Ordinary of Campbell Co., died in this house in 1898 while serving as Ordinary.
The brochure, " Campbell County Courthouse Square Walking Tour" with a map of the houses featured on the tour, may be obtained by visiting the Old Campbell County Courthouse.