It was deemed significant in architectureas an example of the main building of a co-educational institution that was organized and sponsored by the Methodist Church....The architect's use of brick and simplistic details for this late Victorian building emphasize the un-ostentatious approach the church sought for the curriculum itself.

The strict Christian ethics to be taught at South Georgia College appear to be outlined in the earliest photographs of the building.

The need for a school of higher education in the region crystalized at a meeting of the Conference in May of 1891 in nearby Montgomery County.

Once the Conference decided to sponsor a school that included two years of college, several towns vied for the honor of its location.

At the annual conference in 1892, McRae won the vote, since it offered the best proposal and had a "high moral tone.