Located on the edge of Rincon, this was once a rural farmhouse but is now surrounded by modern development. It still has a large yard and is set back from the street. It is believed to have been built by Artie P. Kessler, whose family was still living here as late as 1990, when it was identified by the Georgia Historic Preservation Division. They may still own it.

The Kessler family was one of the early Salzburger families who settled Effingham County, some of whom were here from the 1730s onward.

It’s a relatively unusual form in Georgia. The historic survey noted that there was a large open recessed porch in the center of the back of the house and that the loft was originally reached by means of a back stairway from the recessed porch area. The house apparently has a hall-parlor arrangement with two small rooms located on each side of the recessed back porch...The family slept upstairs and cooked in the smokehouse. House had cypress shingles on roof until 1940s