James W. Waterson
1932 -
Jim Watterson was born in west Atlanta in Fulton County. He attended the University of Georgia prior to joining the Navy. He was awarded a Letter of Commendation in 1957.
Watterson married Glynora Nichols in 1955 and moved to Oxford where they raised four children. They bought Orna Villa from the Rhebergs and lived there until 1975 at which time they bought a grand old Federal-style home called High Point that was languishing in disrepair in Covington and moved it to Oxford. The house was situated on the lot originally owned by Bishop James Osgood on Wesley Street just north of Old Church that Osgood named Chestnut Grove. Watterson incorporated both names and renamed the house High Point at Chestnut Grove. Photographs and plans for High Point were found filed with the Library of Congress in Washington D.C. and High Point was included in the first Historic American Building Survey taken in 1935, now known as the National Registry of Historic Buildings. Waterson extensively renovated the home, restoring it to its former grandeur.
Watterson married Glynora Nichols in 1955 and moved to Oxford where they raised four children. They bought Orna Villa from the Rhebergs and lived there until 1975 at which time they bought a grand old Federal-style home called High Point that was languishing in disrepair in Covington and moved it to Oxford. The house was situated on the lot originally owned by Bishop James Osgood on Wesley Street just north of Old Church that Osgood named Chestnut Grove. Watterson incorporated both names and renamed the house High Point at Chestnut Grove. Photographs and plans for High Point were found filed with the Library of Congress in Washington D.C. and High Point was included in the first Historic American Building Survey taken in 1935, now known as the National Registry of Historic Buildings. Waterson extensively renovated the home, restoring it to its former grandeur.
Watterson career began in banking, working for financial institutions such as the National Bank of Atlanta, the Bank of Jamesboro, and the National Bank of Georgia; he then moved into project engineering with Ronther Plastic and Seaman Madison Corporation.
Waterson has been involved in community affairs since moving to Oxford. He has served as the president of the Oxford Lions Club, the Atlanta Civil War Round Table, and the Newton County Historical Society as well as founding president of the Oxford Historical Shrine Society. He is also active in Allen Memorial United Methodist Church as president of the Methodist Men, member of the church choir, and as a teacher of Sunday school.
Watterson is known as “the keeper of Old Church,” managing the scheduling of events and overseeing the maintenance of one of Oxford’s most cherished historical landmarks.
Waterson has been involved in community affairs since moving to Oxford. He has served as the president of the Oxford Lions Club, the Atlanta Civil War Round Table, and the Newton County Historical Society as well as founding president of the Oxford Historical Shrine Society. He is also active in Allen Memorial United Methodist Church as president of the Methodist Men, member of the church choir, and as a teacher of Sunday school.
Watterson is known as “the keeper of Old Church,” managing the scheduling of events and overseeing the maintenance of one of Oxford’s most cherished historical landmarks.