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Convent of Little Sisters of the Poor, 1899, Savannah
Built for George W. Owens in 1899, this house had perhaps its longest association as the Convent of Little Sisters of the Poor, a charitable Congregation of the Roman Catholic Church. It has also...
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Second Empire House, 1873, Savannah
Savannah Historic District, National Historic Landmark
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Price Street Victorian Rowhouses, 1892, Savannah
These Queen Anne rowhouses have recently been restored. Savannah Historic District, National Historic Landmark
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King-Tisdell Cottage, 1896, Savannah
Moved in 1970 to save it from demolition, this ornate Victorian cottage was built by W. W. Aimar. It is known today as the King-Tisdell Cottage for Eugene and Sara King, and Mrs. King’s second...
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Nicholsonboro Baptist Church, 1890, Chatham County
200 former slaves from Jacob Waldburg’s plantation on St. Catherines Island first settled in the White Bluff area between the Little Ogeechee and Vernon Rivers in 1868. After purchasing 200 acres from...
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Dockhouses, Pine Harbor
Pine Harbor is first and foremost a fishing community. Nearly every property fronting the Sapelo River has a dock. Whether simple or substantial, dockhouses dominate the views here.
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Harbor House Restaurant, Pine Harbor
This bungalow, built circa 1930, is remembered as the Harbor House Restaurant, which was owned by John Arthur and Bootsy Dasher in the 1950s-1960s. It has long since been a private residence. Thanks...
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Hardy’s Restaurant, Pine Harbor
This has been identified by some as Hardy’s Restaurant. Others have suggested it served as a motel/lodge, as well. I will update as I learn more.
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Fishing Camp Cabins, Circa 1915, Pine Harbor
I believe these are two of the original cabins of the Pine Harbor Fishing Camp, established circa 1915. Others survive but have been greatly modified. These seem to be the most authentic.
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Pine Harbor Marina, McIntosh County
I understand that the marina has been located here since at least the 1960s but considering how long there has been an active fishing community at Pine Harbor, it’s probably not the first.
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Massengale Beach, St. Simons Island
Driving north from the Village, Massengale is the first public beach you will encounter. In recent years its popularity seems to have waned in favor of East Beach (Coast Guard Beach) but it’s still a...
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George’s Bait, Glynn County
Thousands of tourists pass by this sign regularly without giving it much notice. It’s on the southbound side of the Torras Causeway and is inconvenient if you’re heading onto the island. But legions...
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Cleanup of Golden Ray Wreckage Continues in St. Simons Sound
Shortly after departing the Port of Brunswick in the early hours of 8 September 2019, the 656′ cargo ship Golden Ray capsized in the waters of St. Simons Sound, between Driftwood Beach (Jekyll Island)...
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Drainage Ditch, Black Island
I’m unsure if this dates to the early 1970s, when a group of private investors began building homesites on Black Island, or if it possibly dates to the time of the Spalding family ownership in the...
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Clubhouse, Black Island
A group of investors, mostly from Glynn County, established a small private residential community on Black Island beginning in the 1970s. This is their clubhouse.
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Warsaw Lumber Company Vault, 1925, McIntosh County
On the Townsend-Jones road, a sandy washboard that cuts through the middle of nowhere, the only evidence of human presence is a limitless supply of hand-painted signs that mark hunting leases with...
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