Water is the defining foreground in this photo, and there’s a whole lot more to this photograph. Figure it all out, and send your thoughts of where this is to ellliott@brack.net, including your hometown.
Some Gwinnettians may be ashamed of themselves for not recognizing the recent Mystery Photo. It was the first brick school in Gwinnett County, located in Buford, and built in 1906. Jay Altman of Columbia, S.C. was the first in with the correct answer.
Only four others recognized it. That includes Lou Camerio of Lilburn, Susan McBrayer of Sugar Hill; George Graf of Palmyra, Va.; and Allan Peel of San Antonio, Tex. The photo came from GwinnettForum’s morgue.
Peel wrote: “Today’s mystery photo is a historic photo of the old’ City School’ in Buford. It is across the street from the Buford Cemetery at the corner of what is now called Little Mill Road and Jackson Streets. The building in the photo is no longer there, and the site is now home to a building consultant firm called Interior Concept located at 4975 Little Mill Road. This two-story brick building was built in 1906 housed both grammar and high school classes (grades 1-11; 12th grade wasn’t introduced until later), as well as an auditorium where many plays, debates, and oratorical contests were enjoyed by the citizens of Buford in this building.”
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