HISTORICAL SITES and LANDMARKS
HISTORICAL SITES and LANDMARKS
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J. P. Carr Gym
J. P. Carr Gym
90 Hardin Street SW Conyers Ga 30012
John Phillip Carr donated a small portion of land where the gym was built in 1961. Prior to that the school played their home games in Newton County. The school was named after Carr in 1958. J. P. Carr school no longer exists but the gym remains a place for sports and events.
George L. Edwards Middle School
George L. Edwards Middle School
2633 Stanton Road Conyers Ga 30094
Dedication: 1978
George L. Edwards, Jr. was principal of J. P. Carr School starting September 1951 for eighteen years. After the schools integrated and J. P. Carr was converted to a junior high school and Mr. Edwards became a special assistant to the superintendent. He retired in 1977, and in 1978, the middle school was renamed in his honor.
Coach Curtis Bell Gymnasium
Coach Curtis Bell Gymnasium
Coached basketball and other sports at Heritage and other schools in Rockdale County for nearly three decades, including during segregation when he was the head basketball coach at J.P. Carr school. He became the first black high school head basketball coach in the county after desegregation when he came to Heritage in 1976, the year the school opened.
Heritage High School
2400 Granade Road Conyers GA 30094
Dedication: December 11, 2010
Cleveland Stroud Gymnasium
Cleveland Stroud Gymnasium
The Rockdale County Board of Education unanimously agreed to name the gym after Cleveland Stroud. The request was brought by the Citizens Progressive Club and a group of former players.
Rockdale High School
1174 Bulldog Circle NE Conyers Ga 30012
Dedication: November 8, 2012
Augustus Lett, Sr. Community Center
Augustus Lett, Sr. Community Center
Conyers Housing Authority
1002 Hardin Street Conyers Ga 30012
Masonic Hall - Pride of Conyers Lodge 578
Masonic Hall - Pride of Conyers Lodge 578
Bryant Street Conyers Ga 30012
The Triple L Barber Shop and The Blue Room
The Triple L Barber Shop and The Blue Room
This building has been closed for years but it is known for two things; a barber shop and a place of entertainment. The Triple L. Barber Shop was operated by Melvin Lee, Aaron Lester, and Augustus Lett starting around 1963 for about twenty years.
The Blue Room was operated for a time by Johnny Lester however there were other business there before the Blue Room. Many people remember it to be a great place for the young people to come and perform and just socialize.
Green Street Conyers Ga 30012
Bald Rock Baptist Church Monument at old location Costley Mill Road
Bald Rock Baptist Church Monument at old location Costley Mill Road
1290 Costley Mill Road Conyers Ga 30012
Old Pleasant Hill Church School
Old Pleasant Hill Church School
300 Honey Creek Road SW Conyers GA 30094
Davis & Son Funeral Home
Davis & Son Funeral Home
1091 Hardin Street SW Conyers Ga 30012
Levett & Son's Funeral Home
Levett & Son's Funeral Home
Former Location
Bryant Street Conyers Ga 30012
Veal Street Community Center
Veal Street Community Center
Formerly the old Rib Shack
1160 Veal Street SW Conyers GA 30012
The Home of Mrs. Laura E. Tompkins Adams
The Home of Mrs. Laura E. Tompkins Adams
Former school teacher in the 30's-40's walked to from her home on Malcolm Street to Milstead every day to teach the children.
904 Malcolm Street Conyers Ga 30012
The Carr Home
The Carr Home
John Phillip Carr gifted land for J. P. Carr to be built on
1067 Loyd Street Conyers Ga 30012
Monastery of the Holy Spirit
Monastery of the Holy Spirit
Moses Green, former Masonry teacher at J.P. Carr School did a lot of the masonry work.
2625 GA-212 Conyers, GA 30094
The Swiney Old Home Site
The Swiney Old Home Site
Located at 1007 Travis Street will be the home of the new Conyers City Hall; the ground breaking ceremony was held Thursday, July 18, 2019 at 10 a.m. The new address for the city hall will be at 901 O’Kelly St.
Janice Swiney, is pictured with Mayor Vince Evans and Councilman Cleveland Stroud at the ground breaking ceremony.
Conyers breaks ground for new city hall
This is a rendering of the new Conyers City Hall.
The Swiney Family Home
The Swiney Family Home
Formerly located at 1007 Travis Street and now the new site of the Conyers City hall.
The Swiney Family
The Swiney Family
Mother, Fannie Lois Swiney pictured on the first step and her, children, Lillie M. Swiney, Janice Swiney McPhaul, John W. Swiney, and Glenn E. Swiney
Cemetaries
Cemetaries
The cemeteries are full of history. Just reading the markers tell us who they were and when they lived. Many of the cemeteries have markers as far back as the early 1800's. Some of the markers are not readable. Thanks to historians, Judy Bond and Don Sailor for compiling Rockdale County Cemetery database. They did this in 2009 from fall to spring cataloging the cemeteries.
Black cemeteries: Bald Rock Baptist Church, Double Spring’s Baptist Church, Peek’s Chapel Baptist Church, Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, Shady Grove Baptist Church.
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