Hidden on the edge of the road by thick woods today, these utilitarian hip-roof cottages are some of the last surviving examples of a vernacular style that was once widespread among the African-American communities of the coastal counties, as well as many areas of the state.
Because of their isolation, there is not a good way to photograph them other than showing them in their present state. They will eventually succumb to the ravages of time, but I think they are very important examples.
These small, pyramidal-roofed cottages were also very common in towns around the turn of the century. Particularly in factory/mill housing.
They definitely were, and their utilitarian nature assured their proliferation throughout the rural South.