Simon J. Brewton House, Circa 1855, Evans County
This Plantation Plain is likely unique among the antebellum houses of Evans County. With its front porch closed in for additional rooms, it represents a utilitarian variation for this common style.
View ArticleVernacular Farmhouse, Jenkins County
This is located just outside Millen on Highway 23. It looks like the house was likely a tenant dwelling expanded at some point. An addition on the left is visible.
View ArticleAbandoned Tenant Farmhouse, Screven County
This common utiliatrian form, once widespread throughout South Georgia, is rapidly disappearing from the landscape.
View ArticleTrinity Church, Screven County
This is located just west of Hiltonia. It appears the lumber is being salvaged. The front gable features shingles at the corners. The interior, which must have been a lovely space at one time, is...
View ArticleJohn Teel House, Circa 1840, Sumter County
This wonderful Greek Revival house is the centerpiece of what is today known as the Teel-Crawford-Gaston Plantation or, more practically, the Gaston farm. The historical background that follows (in...
View ArticleHistoric Storefronts, Cusseta
Just a handful of early commercial storefronts remain on Broad Street, which was once the “main drag” in Cusseta. However, the town has grown from a population of around 1200 in 2000 to nearly 12,000...
View ArticleWynn House, 1839, Columbus
National Register of Historic Places When Colonel William Wynn built this stately mansion, it was called Oakview. Colonel Wynn, for whom the Wynnton area of Columbus is named, was an early settler of...
View ArticleShingle-Sided House, 1884, Columbus
Columbus Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
View ArticleColonial Revival House, 1900, Columbus
Columbus Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
View ArticleDr. John S. Pemberton House, 1840, Columbus
National Register of Historic Places Dr. John Stith Pemberton is known worldwide as the inventor of Coca-Cola. Born on 8 July 1831 in Knoxville, Georgia, and raised in Rome, Soon after he received his...
View ArticlePemberton Country Home, 1860, Columbus
Columbus Historic District, National Register of Historic Places This house served as the residence of Dr. John S. Pemberton from 1860-1869. He moved into this house from the white cottage pictured in...
View ArticleFederal-Style House, 1835, Columbus
Columbus Historic District, National Register of Historic Places This wonderful survivor is located next door to the Pemberton House.
View ArticleWalkers-Peters-Langdon House, 1828, Columbus
National Register of Historic Places Prefab housing of the 19th century? This house was built for Colonel Virgil H. Walker by Nathaniel Peters and is believed to have been fabricated offsite, then...
View ArticleCarpenter Italianate House, 1870, Columbus
Columbus Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
View ArticleFederal Style House, 1840, Columbus
Columbus Historic District, National Register of Historic Places This house is quite similar in style to the Milledgeville Federal houses which can be found in the old capital city. This style is not...
View ArticleEmpire Building, 1896, Columbus
Columbus Historic District, National Register of Historic Places Originally known as the Columbus Investment Company Building, this was known as the Murrah Building by 1910. In 1958, it was renamed the...
View ArticleColumbian Lodge No. 7 F&AM, 1902, Columbus
Columbus Historic District, National Register of Historic Places Also known as the Flowers Building, for a later tenant, this Chicago-style landmark was designed by architect T. Firth Lockwood to...
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