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Georgian Cottage, Longstreet

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This typical Georgian Cottage was likely built in the 1870s, but I might be off by a decade or so. I call it a farmhouse because I can’t think of anything else that was going on in this neck of the woods at that time. The old Longstreet Academy was once located adjacent to this house, but it has been gone for many years. In fact, besides the church, nearly all the historical places that symbolized Longstreet have been gone for decades.

Longstreet is best known today, if it’s known at all outside the area, as the home of the Longstreet Methodist Church. The simple church structure happens to be the oldest documented building in Bleckley County, dating to 1812. Bleckley County was part of Pulaski County until 1912.

George Walker II, a veteran of the Revolutionary War, who came here from Burke County, was one of the first known settlers of the area, arriving before Pulaski County was established in 1806. Walker’s four sons, Charles, David, George III, and Thomas, built their homes in a three-mile stretch of this area, which came to be known as Longstreet. Charles was one of the founders of the Methodist church and gave the land for its construction.

Central Hallway Cottage, Cochran

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Homes of this variety can be found all over Georgia. Most feature the shed enclosure [shed room] along the back of the house, as does this example. They’re usually painted when in town and are often found unpainted in the country.

Eclectic Victorian House, Cochran

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This house has an overall Queen Anne appearance but the columns would not have been used originally with that style. It’s an unusual house, and so large it makes me wonder if it were not a boarding house. I hope to learn more.

Neoclassical Revival House, 1906, Cochran

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I believe this is the last of my re-edits from Cochran and it falls under the category of “too nice not to have a name”. It’s a really nice example of this popular early-20th-century style but I’ve not been able to locate any history.

Winged Gable Farmhouse, Goldsboro

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The winged gable house is another important vernacular type and can be interchangeable with the central hallway type. In many cases, the “wing” is simply a small kitchen which has been enclosed but it can imply any added room/rooms. These are some of the workhorses of Georgia architecture.

As I’m finishing my Bleckley County re-edits, I’m replacing a few older files using better originals. This is one of those, originally published in February 2014. I believe the house was still standing when I was last in the area about six months ago.

Eclectic Cottage, Bleckley County

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I really like this structure, which appears to be a residence or cabin in its present incarnation, but may have served another purpose before being expanded for residential use. It’s certainly vernacular but the expansion makes it more eclectic to me. I first published this photograph in 2014 and have never been able to learn anything about it. I can just imagine it having been a barber shop or little country store. I’m probably way off, but it’s fun to guess.

Tenant Duplex, Bleckley County

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This was photographed in 2014 and I don’t know if it survives. For lack of a better term I’m calling it a tenant duplex, as it appears to have been two separate residences.

Hall and Parlor Farmhouse, Bleckley County

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I photographed this farmhouse in 2014. I don’t know if it’s still standing. It may be an early prefabricated example, i.e. a kit house.

Central Hallway Farmhouse, Circa 1910, Bleckley County

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This farmhouse is the center of an historic property east of Cochran which still has several original barns and outbuildings.

Tenant Farmhouse, Bleckley County

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I never get tired of finding houses like this because, more than any white-columned mansion, they represent the history that was reality for most Georgians a century ago .