This Plantation Plain House is the anchor of an historic farm property that appears to have been abandoned for some time. It may be associated with the Arnsdorff family but that’s just a guess. It looks like it was maintained until somewhat recently, or at least an effort was made to make cosmetic improvements, such as the paint around the doorway.
A large barn is just around the driveway from the house.
Six over six windows are visible from the side of the house and look to be original. Boxed returns on the gables are another design element. Surveys date the house to the 1870s. Photographs before the vegetation got out of hand suggest an attached wing at the rear. The narrowness of the main section could indicate an earlier date.
The double-glass sides to the front door are a bit unusual; wonder of this was a later addition perhaps? Looks like it would have been a stately house for when it was built. I know there were a lot of Arnsdorffs in Effingham County over the years; one of them used to work for my family’s wholesale business in Savannah, back in the early 1980’s. I have no idea where he is now.