1. Pickett-Tucker Building
25320 W. Newberry Rd.
Henry A. Pickett built this one-story, brick, commercial building in 1906. A general store operated by W.H. Tucker and his family was located in the building for almost eighty years.
2. White Building
25340 W. Newberry Rd.
This building was constructed in 1906 by John G. White. In an old photo, the sign above White's general store reads, "Clothing, Shoes and Coffins."
3. Barry Building
25350 W. Newberry Rd.
This concrete block structure was built in 1908 by the widow of Dr. N.J. Barry and used as a drugstore. A common feature of two-story commercial buildings of the period was a balcony which shaded the walkway below.
4. Commercial Buildings
25360 W. Newberry Rd.
A disastrous fire in May 1907 destroyed two-thirds of the town's business district comprised mostly of frame buildings. These one-story, brick, commercial buildings were built to replace them.
5. Kincaid Building
25370 W. Newberry Rd.
The only remaining wooden commercial building of historic interest in town is this structure built in 1880 by Stringfellow and Williams and located originally in Jonesville, five miles east of Newberry. It was moved to its present site around the turn of the century by Thomas Kincaid, who opened a general store.
6. Bank of Newberry
25365 W. Newberry Rd.
Principal stockholders of the Bank of Newberry organized in 1906, were H.E. Pickett, W.H. Tucker, Dr. J. F. Ruff, C.D. May, C.A. Neal, J.G. White and Dr. S.P. Getzen. This imposing brick building with decorative cornice and pilasters was completed in 1908 and the two adjacent buildings were remodeled in 1984 to be consistent.
7. Old Hotel
25405 W. Newberry Rd.
Originally known as the Pickett House, this two-story red brick building was built in 1908 by a Dr. Howell. It was one of eight hotels in town at that time, designed to serve the needs of train passengers who arrived for stays of varying length.
8. Newberry Municipal Building
25440 W. Newberry Rd.
This public building completed in 1938, was a Works Progress Administration (WPA) project designed by Gainesville architect Sanford Goin. To comply with WPA guidelines, relatively inexpensive local materials (pine and limestone) were used, unemployed workers were hired as laborers and the building was used to serve a social purpose.
9. Baptist Church
25520 W. Newberry Rd.
The Baptist congregation organized in 1902, worshipped in a wooden building until this church was completed in 1912. Stained-glass windows, a bell tower and repeated arches mimic the Romanesque architectural style of medieval Europe.
10. Tucker House
25527 W. Newberry Rd.
Durable and fireproof, hand-made concrete blocks were used to build the home of W.H. Tucker in 1908. Tucker was the proprietor of a general store and one of the founders of the Bank of Newberry. The wrought iron pillars are not original.
11. Red Brick Schoolhouse
25815 S.W. 2nd Ave.
A new two-story, red brick structure replaced a wooden schoolhouse in 1909, at a time when the economy of Newberry was thriving. It was still in use in the 1970s. A grant application, has been submitted for funds to restore the structure.
12. Electric Power Plant
N.W. lst Ave. and 260th St.
In 1913 Newberry built this handsome, one-story electric power plant with arched doorways and strongly detailed brickwork. The build-ing originally housed a steam generator. There are plans to use the historic struc-ture as a town museum.
13. S.A. Hussey House
90 N.W. 255th St.
This house was built about 1920 by S.A. Hussey, a dentist. The house was designed, in the days before air conditioning, to take advantage of the prevailing breezes.
14. Cheves House
175 N.W. 255th St.
Built in the early years of the second decade of the twentieth century, this house was originally occupied by Wallace R. Cheves. Wallace's grandfa-ther, Isaac Cheves, and his great-uncle, Charles T. Cheves (editor of the Newberry Miner in 1896), played a role in the early development of Newberry.
15.Malcolm Knight House
170 N.W. 254th St.
Restored to look the way it did originally when it was built in 1902, this house was the home of Malcolm Knight, an administrator with the railroad. Victorian elements include five gables with cut shingle detailing, a prominent bay and intricate woodwork.
16. John M. Holt House
155 N.W. 254th St.
Like other homes and buildings in Newberry, this house originally faced the railroad tracks; but, it has been moved. It was built around 1900 by John Maxey Holt, a blacksmith who later opened the first garage in town and sold residents their first automobiles.