When photographed for the National Register of Historic Places in 1975, the exterior of this house was in a state of decline. Luckily, it has been restored and well-maintained in the years since.
Waycross Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
I am so pleased to see such a stunning photo of my grandmother’s grandfather’s house. My grandmother was Annie Laurie Branham, the daughter of Lemuel Johnson’s oldest child, Marie Johnson Branham.
Lemuel Johnson was my Great Great Grandfather.
Hello. I bought a house just around the corner of the Summerall-Tillman house. I’ve been wanting to go and knock on the door because we live in Homestead Florida and I’m having trouble getting someone to help me fix the house to code and I thought someone lived at the property. Funny how I thought it was just someone’s house and now I was searching and found the beautiful history that home has. I would like to fix mine similar to the outside of the beautiful Tillman House. Please contact me; I’d like to show my daughter the beautiful history of this home.
I just saw this house for the first time. I am Lemuel’s 2nd great grandson. we were in town to bury my great uncle at the Lott Cemetery. This house is stunning.
I’m so happy to hear (and see) that it has been restored.
Sharon, my mother lived in this house when she was a little girl- this would have been during the 1920’s. Her father bought it from Mr. Johnson- if I’m remembering correctly, he owned the local turpentine still/business, and my grandfather worked for him. I wanted to reply to you, because my grandfather’s middle name was “Rice”- William Rice Hunt 🙂
That’s very cool, thanks for posting. I am Mr.Johnson’s great great grandson. Lemuel dies in 1918, so i think the connection is even older…Do you have any old photos you could post from that time?