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Dr. J. Oscar Strickland House, 1912, Pembroke
Jan Deal Hendrix writes: The house shown here was the Doctor J. Oscar Strickland house who was a son of J.W. Strickland, first mayor. J.W. was my great grandfather and Doc was my great Uncle, brother...
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Dr. W. K. Smith House, 1910, Pembroke
According to Jan Hendrix, this was originally the home of Dr. W. K. Smith, and later of his son, Dr. Gene Smith, who began practicing medicine in 1946. Pembroke Historic District, National Register of...
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Central Hallway House, Pembroke
Pembroke Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
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U. J. Bacon House, 1910, Pembroke
Pembroke Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
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J. G. Bacon House, 1920, Pembroke
Pembroke Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
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Tindol Hotel, 1920s, Pembroke
Thanks to Jan Deal Hendrix for her assistance with identifying this property, and many others in Pembroke. The Tindol family owned the hotel until the mid-1990s. Jan recalls that Mrs. Tindol lived...
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Package Store, Pembroke
This package store just outside Pembroke was originally owned by James Olan Butler, and later sold to John Futch.
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Floyd Farm Tobacco Barns, Pembroke
Just outside Pembroke, this row of tobacco barns is reminiscent of a scene that was once common throughout Georgia. Productive farmers often situated their tobacco barns in close proximity on dirt...
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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...
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Manufactured House, Carnigan
Manufactured kit houses, like this well-preserved side-gabled example, proliferated in McIntosh County (and much of America) from the 1930s to the 1960s. Such structures were improvements over earlier...
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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...
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Carneghan Emanuel Baptist Church, McIntosh County
This church was constructed between 1979-1983. Set in a beautiful grove of moss-draped oaks, its of a style typical among African-American congregations in Coastal Georgia. [“Carneghan” is likely the...
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Ethington-Harp House, Circa 1849, The Ridge
The Ridge Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
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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...
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Ferrell House, The Ridge
The Ridge Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
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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...
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