My friend Brenda Seabrooke, a Fitzgerald native and well-known children’s book author writes: …This was the house of William & Susie Troupe. He was the bookkeeper at the [railroad] freight office. His nephew Sonny Boy Troupe inherited it but after he died I don’t know who got it. I think the porch was removed to keep users out – it’s only a block from the old hospital site. I spent a lot of my childhood in that house. The Troups functioned as my grandparents. They were no relation but her nephew went to the same medical school my father did & my parents knew him.
I think I knew Sonny Boy Troupe! NICE MAN!! Didn’t his Mom live in a Big House,out on 319,heading towards Broxton,and NOT Jacksonville,were the rd.forked? I believe it was Blue? If so,I knew Sonny Boy VERY WELL! My Mom use to sit for His Mom at nite,because of her age?! 🙂 Also (her Son or G-Son..not sure but it seemed he worked for the R.R?) lived across the Rd. in a Home down in Gully area,we use to fish in Sonny Boys Pond,and he would come and sit with us all the time! Is this the same one? Long time ago,it seems now.lol.
Brian – I tried to reply yesterday. This was the house of William & Susie Troup. He was the bookkeeper at the freight office. His nephew Sonny Boy Troup inherited it but after he died I don’t know who got it. I think the porch was removed to keep users out – it’s only a block from the old hospital site. I spent a lot of my childhood in that house. The Troups functioned as my grandparents. They were no repation but her nephew went to the same medical school my father did & my parents knew him.
I love the echoing gables.
Me, too!