While re-editing my Candler County images, I came across this tobacco barn. The photo was made in July 2012. I don’t know if the barn is still standing.
Tobacco Barn, Candler County
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Single-Pen Log House, Candler County
Central Hallway Farmhouse, Candler County
Hip-Roof Farmhouse, Candler County
Tobacco Barn, Candler County
Historic Pulaski Hotel Lost to Fire
Driving through Pulaski last week, I was saddened to see the old Pulaski Hotel in ruins. According to the Statesboro Herald, it was lost to fire on 27 March 2021. The hotel was one of the first structures built by the Franklin family when they established the town in 1900.
I made this photograph of the hotel in 2009.
Central of Georgia Railroad Depot, Circa 1901, Pulaski
The Bruton [the spelling was changed to Brewton in 1895] and Pineora Railway ran a line from Brewton to Register in 1900 and H. L. (Leonard) Franklin, who owned much of the surrounding land, established the town of Pulaski soon thereafter. The depot was built at this time but would have most likely been identified as a Central of Georgia facility since the larger line controlled the Brewton and Pineora and owned them outright by 1901.
Lake Primitive Baptist Church, 1839, Candler County
One of the most historic congregations in the county, and one of the oldest Primitive Baptist congregations in existence, Lake Primitive Baptist Church traces its origins to 1823, when settlement in this section of Georgia was beginning to take hold. Several sources note that the present structure was built in 1839, but I’m unable to confirm at this time. In design, it is quite similar to Upper Lotts Creek Primitive Baptist, nearby. The adjacent Lake Cemetery is the largest in Candler County.
McGowan Farmhouse, Candler County
This Queen Anne farmhouse is part of Pointer Plantation, a bird hunting reserve owned by the McGowan family.
Dekle-Brown House, Circa 1875, Excelsior
This house definitely appears to be earlier than 1875, but it is fairly well-documented. It is definitely influenced by the earlier Plantation Plain style so common in the region.