Tag Archives: Houses of Coastal Georgia
Central Hallway House Ruins, 1894, Groveland
This house is of a form very common in late-19th-century Georgia.
Filed under --BRYAN COUNTY GA--, Groveland GA
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--
Huie House, 1928, St. Simons Island
This early example of the International Style, designed by Macon architect Fred Stroberg, uniquely employees the local building material known as tabby to make a bold statement about the past and the future. It has also been referred to as “Mediterranean House” and the outline of a shed roof on the side indicates it may have had such a decorative element at one time, but it’s decidedly International in appearance and spirit, making it an even more significant landmark.
The house is primarily associated with the late Mildred Weigle Nix Huie (1907-2000). A native of Augusta, Mrs. Huie received a degree in Classical Education from Florida State University. She and her husband Carl purchased the house in 1967 and it remained Mrs. Huie’s home and studio until her death. Mrs. Huie was an accomplished Impressionist painter, sculptor and historian, and upon establishing the Left Bank Art Gallery in 1962, became an integral part of the St. Simons cultural scene, through the fostering of other artists and the free access she provided to her own collection as well as philanthropic pursuits.
Mrs. Huie’s daughter, Millie Wilcox, maintained the home as the Mildred Huie Museum for more than a decade after her mother’s death.
The property was the first site acquired by the St. Simons Land Trust in 2018 and though the museum itself is closed, the grounds are a welcome respite from the busy commercial area of Frederica Road, open and free to all.
Filed under --GLYNN COUNTY GA--, St. Simons Island 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
Ferrell House, The Ridge
The Ridge Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
Filed under --MCINTOSH COUNTY GA--, Ridgeville GA, The Ridge GA
Blount House, 1880, The Ridge
This home has been expanded over time but is typical of the Georgian Cottage style so popular in Darien in the late 19th century. It is known as the Blount House and the old Methodist parsonage for a minister active in Darien over a century ago. I believe nearby Blount’s Crossing is named for him.
The Ridge Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
Filed under --MCINTOSH COUNTY GA--, Ridgeville GA, The Ridge GA
Ethington-Harp House, Circa 1849, The Ridge
The Ridge Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
Filed under --MCINTOSH COUNTY GA--, Ridgeville GA, The Ridge GA
Gable Front Cottage, Carnigan
Vernacular housing of the early 20th century, much of it related to the Gullah-Geechee community, is growing much rarer on the coast. Survivors are important links to the cultural history of the region, though I know of no effort to preserve them or their history.
Filed under --MCINTOSH COUNTY GA--, Carnigan GA
