James Cromley (1809-1889), who was the keeper of the Sapelo Island lighthouse between 1873-1889, and the first of several Cromleys to hold that position, built this home in the mid-1870s. His son, William George Conley (1859-1940), was keeper during the 1898 Georgia Hurricane, the strongest ever recorded on the coast. It is also known as the Cromley-Waters-Brandt House, for later owners. Thanks to Missy Brandt Wilson for the historical background.

The Ridge Historic District, National Register of Historic Places