Toccoa Unveils New Historic Plaque

Downtown Toccoa unveils another historic plaque.

The fourth historic plaque in the 2016-2017 series of plaques dedicated to downtown buildings was unveiled on Thursday, February 2 at Sherwin Williams, located at 33 North Sage Street.

In May of 1963, the Toccoa Sherwin-Williams opened, serving as a downtown staple for the last 53 years.

However, this building was not always a Sherwin-Williams.

Constructed in 1953, the Sherwin-Williams building has housed several businesses, including two furniture stores, the Gibson-Wilson Furniture store and, for a very short time in the beginning of the 1960s, Stinespring Furniture.

The historic plaque program highlights ten historic buildings in Toccoa, and the remaining plaques are set to follow each month. Once all plaques have been installed, they will be added to Main Street Toccoa’s Historic Walking Tour Guide.