These are two of the best-preserved houses of this style I have found. Once common throughout Georgia, they’re increasingly rare today.
Pyramidal Tenant Farmhouses, Telfair County
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As a person from the state of Maine; my first thought was, snow would easily slide off these roofs.
Greetings Mr. Brown; I have followed you for some time. What would you say my house is? It was built in 1953 by one of the most prolific black builders in the Lowndes-Brooks Metro area, Mr. Jim Wright. I am almost positive you have never heard of him. He served a population that ill afford housing and yet he managed to hobble together many dwellings in the South. Thank you for preserving history. FannieMarie Jackson Gibbs (229) 292-6838. Oh! About Dr. Wasden; My grandmother Pollie Mae James Jackson was a prominent Negro mid-wife during his time in Brooks County. Dr. Wasden had to sign off on the birth certificates. It is documented that my grandmother delivered over 3000 black and white babies. FYI.
On Sun, Aug 19, 2018 at 9:28 AM Vanishing South Georgia Photographs by Brian Brown wrote:
> Brian Brown posted: ” These are two of the best-preserved houses of this > style I have found. Once common throughout Georgia, they’re increasingly > rare today. ” >
Mrs. Gibbs: I would love to see some houses built by Mr. Wright. I would gladly photograph and share some of them!
I’m in Florida looking at these pyramidal farmhouses/tenant houses posted and remembered that there is/was an older house built like this in Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida a couple of miles west of where one of the dairies used ro be along Atlantic Blvd (formerly called “Old Beach Road” after another road to the beach was built). The office my husband reported to at that time was a couple or more blocks from that house, and we often talked about its age as we rode by after I picked him up!