BlockFrom the record
One of 20 National Register listings published here for Washington County · listed in 1994 · category: Building.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Washington Manufacturing Company
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.
The listing
- Address. Between E. Montgomery and Church Sts. at White Line St., Tennille, 31089
- When was it listed? July 1994
- Category. building
- Also known as. Buildings Designed by Charles Edward Choate Constructed in Washington County MPS
- Census division. Tennille
- National Register reference number. 94000717 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.
Fires near this property
414 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 414 fires within 5 miles of Washington Manufacturing Company between 1992 and 2020, burning about 936 acres in total. 23 started naturally. 31 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 211 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 44 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 40 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 31 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 29 |
| Smoking | 25 |
| Natural | 23 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | 6.5 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2019WASHINGTON004 |
| 7 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1996 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1993 | Natural | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2008 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 4.9 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Mines and quarries near this property
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Washington Manufacturing Company: 3 producers, 1 plant. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Kaolin. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butts Mine | Kaolin | Producer | ||
| Anglo-American Mill | Clay | Plant | ||
| Main Processing Plant | Clay | Producer | ||
| Sandersville Operations | Clay | Producer |
Storms near this property
21 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Tennille, the town this property stands in, in 21 storm reports between 1997 and 2023: 13 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 2 tornado, 1 lightning. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2012 | Hail | Tennille | $51,000 | The Washington County 911 Center relayed a report of golf ball sized hail in west of Tennille. |
| January 2017 | Tornado (EF1) | Tennille | $50,000 | A National Weather Service survey team found that a EF1 tornado with maximum wind speeds of 100 MPH and a maximum path width of 300 yards began along Grady Mertz Road near the intersection with Shurling Davis Road southeast of Tennille. The tornado travelled east along Shurling Davis Road before turning north and moving up Thompson Road, ending at Holmes Cannery Road. Numerous trees were downed and a trailer was rolled and destroyed. [01/21/17: Tornado #21, County #1/1, EF1, Washington, 2017:022]. |
| January 2017 | Tornado (EF1) | Tennille | $30,000 | A National Weather Service survey team found that a EF1 tornado with maximum wind speeds of 110 MPH and a maximum path width of 300 yards began around the intersection of Highway 68 and Hayes Road south of Tennille. The tornado travelled north-northeast for around two and a half miles before ending along Boatright Road south of Grady Mertz Road. Numerous trees were downed and two trailers were severely damaged. [01/21/17: Tornado #20, County #1/1, EF1, Washington, 2017:021]. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tennille | $20,000 | The public reported that thunderstorm winds blew down several trees and power lines near the intersection of Georgia Highways 15 and 68. A wooden barn was destroyed and a utility building was moved off its foundation. A nearby home sustained some siding damage. In addition, a trampoline was blown near 200 feet. |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tennille | $10,000 | The Washington County 911Center reported numerous trees and power lines down from Tennille to Sandersville and Warthen. |
| July 2000 | Lightning | Tennille | $10,000 | The Washington county 911 center reported that two homes were struck by lightning. The extent of the damage was not known. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tennille | $5,000 | The Washington County 911 Center reported numerous trees and power lines down in the Sandersville and Tenille areas. |
| March 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tennille | $3,000 | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tennille | $2,000 | The Washington County 911 Center reported that several trees were blown down around Tennille and southwest of Tennille, including a few which were down on Georgia Highway 68. |
| April 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tennille | $2,000 | A Sandersville deputy reported thunderstorm wind damage to a house. There was an unconfirmed report of a tornado. Dime size hail was also reported. |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tennille | $1,500 | The Washington county 911 center reported power lines were blown down in two different areas. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tennille | $1,000 | A large tree was downed on Zeta St . |
| March 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tennille | $1,000 | The Washington County 911 center reported a tree blown down onto Highway 15 near the Department of Transportation building. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tennille | $1,000 | The Washington County 911 center reported a tree blown down on Highway 15 in Tennille. |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tennille | $1,000 | Washington county 911 center reported trees and powerlines down in Tennille. |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tennille | $1,000 | The Washington county 911 center reported two trees down on Tennille-Oconee Road. |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tennille | $250 | The Washington county 911 center reported that one tree was blown down on Peacock Springs Road. |
| March 2022 | Hail | Tennille | - | Multiple reports of quarter sized hail in the city of Tennille, GA. |
| September 2009 | Hail | Tennille | - | The Washington County 911 Center relayed a report of penny-sized hail from the Tennille area. |
| August 2007 | Hail | Tennille | - | The public observed penny-sized hail. |
| May 2000 | Hail | Tennille | - | Washington county 911 center reported golf ball size hail in Tennille. |
Map coverage status
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
Listed places nearby
6 within 8 milesOther National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Thomas W. Smith House | 0.3 miles | 1994 |
 | Charles Madden House | 0.4 miles | 1994 |
 | Tennille Baptist Church | 0.4 miles | 1994 |
 | Tennille Woman's Clubhouse | 0.5 miles | 1998 |
 | Tennille Banking Company Building | 0.5 miles | 1994 |
 | Wrightsville and Tennille Railroad Company Building | 0.6 miles | 1994 |
Sources for this property
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 94000717 in Record Group 79. |
| Washington County | All 20 listed properties in this county. |
Provenance
- Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
- Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
- How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
- Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
- Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
- Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.