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rebruary 6, 1997 AUGUSTA FOCUS
Shiloh Orphanage listed
in the National Register
The Shiloh Orphanage, located
at 1635 15th Street in Augusta,
was listed in the National Regis
ter of Historic Places on Decem
ber 30, 1996.
The Shiloh Orphanage consists
of three buildings: Strong Acade
my (1910), the Girls Dormitory
(1927) and the Boys Dormitory
(1936). Strong Academy is a front
gabled building with a hipped
roof front porch with rectangular
columns, weatherboard siding,
concrete-pier foundation, and 6/6
double-hung windows. the Girls
Dormitory is a one-story brick
building with understated Colo
nial Revival detailing, side-gabled
roof, and decorative brickwork.
The Boys Dormitory is a one-sto
ry, brick building with Colonial
Revival detailing, raised seam
metal side-gabled roof, decorative
brickwork, and a brick entry
pedimented portico with recessed
double-door entrance.
The Shiloh Orphanage complex
is significant in terms of social
and African-American history as
representing how the Augusta
community provided housing, care
and education for African-Ameri
ran children without families. The
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complex is significant in architec
ture for the Strong Academy build
ing which represents a vernacu
lar style and for the dormitory
buildings with their Colonial Re
vival details.
The nomination of the Shiloh
Orphanage to the National Regis
ter was sponsored by the Shiloh
Comprehensive Community Cen
ter and Historic Augusta.
The National Registeris the fed
eral government’s official list of
historic buildings, structures,
sites, objects and districts worthy
of preservation. According to Ri
chard Cloues, deputy state histor
ic preservation officer, listing in
the National Register recognizes
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sures that the property will be
taken into account in the plan
ning of federally funded orlicensed
projects. In addition, owners of
income-producing National Reg
ister properties may be eligible
for rehabilitation tax incentives.
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National Register and other pres
ervation programs, contact the
Historic Preservation Division of
the Department of Natural Re
sources at (404) 656-2840.
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