Genealogy of a Building

This building was built in the mid 1940s.  It is on Anderson Street, =between  the corners  of  Waddell and Atlanta Streets.  It was built in the mid-1940s as the First Methodist of Marietta Annex. 

When they were building we lived on block away.  I was about 4 or 5 years old.  Us kids watched them build it and when the workers went home it became our playground.  We ran, jump, and crawled all over that building.  Mike Hobby, about 3 years older fell through an opening in the floor and landed on the bottom floor.  A nail or spike was through his foot.  He was more worried about what his father was going to say more than how severe hurt his foot was.  My daddy was the unofficial neighborhood witch doctor.  He ran kerosene through the wound, which seemed to fix it up.  The Hobby family, lived next door never knew of their son’s wound.

After it became the Annex I remember one time a magician came to town to put on a show for us kids there.

Another time a young man came to give a talk about his young boys police club. He had a code of conduct for boys in his club was to live by and a official looking police badge for them to proudly wear.  He took up money memberships and left delivering a very import unspoken message:  Never give your money to strangers.

Now, it is the law offices of former Governor Roy Barns. Gov Barnes has one unique room for a mock trial.  It is courtroom with a jury box and a high desk, or bench, for the members of Barnes group can practice their cases.