Emanuel County Streetscape
Milledgeville, Georgia

The Sheriff’s Office used to be
the last place you wanted to visit.
Today, it’s the first

That’s because the old Emanuel County Sheriff’s office is now the brand new city-county welcome center, thanks to a very successful ISTEA grant, the progressive citizenry of Swainsboro, and Garbutt Construction Company.

The city slogan of Swainsboro calls its intersection of US 1 and US 80  “Where Main Streets Meet,” but today it’s much more than simply the traditional place where north/south and east/west travelers cross paths.  The old county courthouse which once stood there might be gone, but in its place is a beautiful new streetscape, featuring not only the refurbished welcome center, but also a serene central park, replete with fountain and beautiful landscaping.

The loafer’s bench?
You’ll probably want to visit that, too.

After all, the loafer’s bench was an important tradition in the old town square, as were the memorials that were found there.  That’s why we at Garbutt were intent upon effectively incorporating them into the new streetscape design, and why we’ll always do everything within our power to retain and to feature the rich history that’s inherent in any site we work on.