This house is of a form very common in late-19th-century Georgia.
Tag Archives: Endangered Places of Coastal Georgia
Gable Front House, Liberty County
This is a typical house style of early-20th-century Coastal Georgia. This example is located near Midway.
Filed under --LIBERTY COUNTY GA--
Harris Neck Army Airfield Bunker, 1942
This structure served as the munitions bunker for Harris Neck Army Airfield. Earthworks surround three sides. A review of contemporary U. S. Geological Survey maps indicates that this was likely the only one ever built on site. It’s a fascinating relic of World War II.
Harris Neck National Wildlife Refuge
Filed under --MCINTOSH COUNTY GA--, Harris Neck GA
Bungalow, 1940s, St. Simons Island
The property surrounding this front gable bungalow has recently been cleared, suggesting it’s likely to soon be redeveloped. This is one of just a few surviving vernacular structures in the scattered community known as Jewtown. The community got its name from the Levison brothers, who had a thriving store about a mile east of Gascoigne Bluff. They called it Levisonton but the name didn’t stick and residents referred to the area as Jewtown. Like the other two historic African-American communities on St. Simons, Harrington and South End, Jewtown is largely indistinguishable from the rest of the island today. I believe the cottage dates to circa 1940-1945, making it a relatively late construction for the community.
Filed under --GLYNN COUNTY GA--, Jewtown GA, St. Simons Island GA
Hip-Roof Cottages, Meridian
Hidden on the edge of the road by thick woods today, these utilitarian hip-roof/pyramidal cottages are some of the last surviving examples of a vernacular style that was once widespread among the African-American communities of the coastal counties, as well as many areas of the state.
Because of their isolation, there is not a good way to photograph them other than showing them in their present state. They will eventually succumb to the ravages of time, but I think they are very important examples.
Filed under --MCINTOSH COUNTY GA--, Meridian GA
Johnson House, Circa 1880, Johnson Hammock
This is the last surviving double-pen house on Sapelo and among the oldest surviving houses on the island.
Hog Hammock Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
Filed under --MCINTOSH COUNTY GA--, Johnson Hammock GA, Sapelo Island GA
Fred’s Place, Johnson Hammock
Fred’s Place has been described as a “juke joint” and center of social activity, owned by Fred and Flora Johnson. The structure dates to circa 1900, but the usage as a juke joint would have been a good bit later, I believe.
Hog Hammock Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
Filed under --MCINTOSH COUNTY GA--, Johnson Hammock GA
Randolf Williams House, Hog Hammock
A neighbor of Mr. Williams told me he was known in the neighborhood as the chicken man. This was his coop, made from available materials.
The neighbor also noted that some of his chickens are probably still roaming around Hog Hammock. I don’t know if this is one of them, but I’d like to think so.
Hog Hammock Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
Filed under --MCINTOSH COUNTY GA--, Hog Hammock GA, Sapelo Island GA
Dan Dixon House, 1930, Hog Hammock
Hog Hammock Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
Filed under --MCINTOSH COUNTY GA--, Hog Hammock GA, Sapelo Island GA
