This is yet another example of the fine Georgian Cottages that were dominant in the Effingham County landscape throughout the late 19th century. As I may have indicated before, they’re locally described as having the “Salzburger Plan”, or simply called Salzburger Cottages. The style is not endemic to Effingham County, of course, but its dominance here gave rise to that particular identification.

I’m particularly fond of these unpainted examples and while I haven’t been able to identify this one, I would guess it dates to the 1870s or 1880s. A real estate index lists it at as 1920, but I think that’s wrong. It’s well-preserved, but its survival can be attributed to good material and carpentry skills. They just don’t build many houses like this today and that’s a shame because they were so simple and so practical.