This is among the older and more traditional housing styles in the Hog Hammock community.
Sapelo Island, Georgia
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Traditional Architecture, Hog Hammock
Filed under -MCINTOSH COUNTY, Hog Hammock GA, Sapelo Island GA
Julius Green House, Hog Hammock
Sapelo Island, Georgia
Filed under -MCINTOSH COUNTY, Hog Hammock GA, Sapelo Island GA
Mary Parker House, Hog Hammock
Sapelo Island, Georgia
Filed under -MCINTOSH COUNTY, Hog Hammock GA, Sapelo Island GA
Guest House, Reynolds Estate
This may have been a guest cottage for the nearby South End House (Reynolds Mansion), or perhaps the home of a site manager. It appears to be of 20th-century construction. I will update as soon as I know more.
Sapelo Island, Georgia
Filed under -MCINTOSH COUNTY, Sapelo Island GA
Walker House & Garden, Hog Hammock
Old cars are a common sight in Hog Hammock. Due to the difficulty and cost in removing them from the island, they are frequently encountered. On my visits with a part-time resident, I’ve ridden in a wide variety of “gently used” vehicles. Gently used is putting it kindly.
The image below illustrates what’s left of Mr. Ernest Walker’s fall garden, who was working hard to remove weeds the day before so he could plant his summer crops. The people of Hog Hammock are very self-sufficient and I have great respect for that; when I visited the day before with my friend who lives nearby, I learned that Mr. Walker is legally blind.
Filed under -MCINTOSH COUNTY, Hog Hammock GA, Sapelo Island GA
Ruins of Chocolate Plantation
Chocolate is a collection of tabby ruins on Sapelo Island. Most of the structures are in a state of very bad disrepair except the restored barn and a privately-owned circa 1930s Sears Roebuck house overlooking the Mud River. The barn was restored in the 1920s and is falling to ruin, as well. The best description I’ve been able to find about the area is from archaeologists Ray Crook’s essay “The Living Space of Enslaved Geechee on Sapelo Island”, published in the March 2008 newsletter of the African Diaspora Archaeology Network:
“During the late 1790s, the Chocolate tract was farmed by Lewis Harrington with the labor of 68 slaves. In 1802 that property became jointly owned by Edward Swarbreck and Thomas Spalding, who leased out at least a portion of the tract until 1808. Swarbreck, a Danish sea merchant with Caribbean connections who traded in cotton and other commodities, including slaves, then directed his attention to Chocolate. His plantation layout followed a familiar and very formal design…. The Big House, built of tabby, overlooked the Mud River and expansive salt marshes. His residence was flanked by outbuildings and other support structures. Two parallel rows of slave quarters, spaced some 10m apart and separated by a broad open area 50m across, were constructed behind the Big House. Vast agricultural fields extended to the north and south. Evidence of at least nine slave quarters, typically tabby duplexes with central chimneys and finished tabby floors, each side measuring about 4.3m by 6.1m, survives today as ruins and archaeological features at Chocolate. These represent an enslaved population of some 70 to 100 people distributed among at least 18 households…“
The complete article is available here:
http://www.diaspora.illinois.edu/news0308/news0308.html#1
Mud River from Site of Chocolate Plantation
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The barn was restored in the 1920s by automobile magnate Howard Coffin, who was the last owner of the area before Richard Reynolds.
West Front of Barn at Chocolate, Facing the Mud River
East Front of Barn at Chocolate
Above and Below: Interior of Barn at Chocolate
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Unknown Outbuilding at Chocolate
Slave House and Plantation House Chimney Ruins at Chocolate
Ruins of Plantation House Chimney at Chocolate
Unknown Outbuilding at Chocolate (This is among the best preserved structures remaining on the site).
Slave House at Chocolate
Sears Roebuck House at Chocolate (This is a private residence and not open to the public).
Sapelo Island, Georgia
Filed under -MCINTOSH COUNTY, Sapelo Island GA
African-American Vernacular House
A recent clear-cutting operation has exposed several historic structures in the nearly forgotten African-American community of Chatman.
Today, Chatman is part of Riceboro and can’t even be found on most maps.
Riceboro, Georgia
Filed under -LIBERTY COUNTY, Riceboro GA
Houses of Hog Hammock
The houses shown here are typical examples of traditional African-American vernacular architecture. Once common throughout the Southeast, they are quite rare today.
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Hog Hammock, Georgia
Filed under -MCINTOSH COUNTY, Hog Hammock GA, Sapelo Island GA
Mary Parker House
Hog Hammock, Georgia
This was the home of longtime Hog Hammock resident Mary Parker until her death in the 1990s.
Filed under -MCINTOSH COUNTY, Hog Hammock GA, Sapelo Island GA
Reynolds Mansion
This was the home of R. J. Reynolds tobacco heir Richard Reynolds, who purchased it from Howard Coffin and restored it in 1934. It was greatly modified from the early construction of Thomas Spalding. When Reynolds died in 1964, the process of selling the house to the state of Georgia, as well as the vast majority of the island, was initiated. It was finalized in 1969. Today, it serves as a lodge and event venue for small groups.
Sapelo Island, Georgia
Filed under -MCINTOSH COUNTY, Sapelo Island GA
