I first thought this was a general/grocery store with an attached residence but now believe it was just a house. It’s located near Chester.
Shotgun House, Dodge County
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Plainfield, Georgia
This endangered commercial block reflects the reality of hundreds of once-thriving communities in Georgia. Plainfield, located northeast of Eastman, is hard to find unless you’re looking for it, but in the early 20th century it was the center of a booming turpentine business.
General Store, Plainfield
Lee Drug & Supply Company, Plainfield
During the heyday of Plainfield, the community was large enough to support a pharmacy and other businesses. The old Coca-Cola mural identifies this typical business block as home to the Lee Drug Company and the Lee Supply Company.
The supply company was located in the rear of the building and was in operation long after the pharmacy.
The commercial properties in town are now owned by Mr. H. Kingsley, a self-made entrepreneur who came to the U.S. from Sierra Leone 36 years ago. He hopes to be able to save the structures. I had a nice conversation with him while I was photographing the community.
Filling Station, Plainfield
Jessie James Hair House, Plainfield
This was originally identified as the Lee House but Travis Lee Niblett writes: This was the home of Jessie James Hair- who also owned a store on the opposite side of the road from Grover Lee’s store.
Queen Anne Folk Victorian Cottage, Plainfield
Queen Ann Farmhouse, Dodge County
This is an interesting vernacular interpretation of the Queen Anne style, in the best condition of several similar houses I’ve found in Dodge County.
Queen Anne Folk Victorian Cottage, Rhine
This is one of several Queen Anne Folk Victorian cottages in the area.
Mizell Hotel, 1890, Rhine
One of the most historic buildings in Rhine, this eclectic Neoclassical with Victorian details originally stood a few hundred feet away at the corner of Central Street and 2nd Street.
Hart Mizell writes that this structure: “…was built in 1890 and was originally the “Mizell Hotel.” …The owner/proprietor Griffin Mizell was my great-great-great grandfather. He was a Civil War veteran and [early] mayor of Rhine, [elected in 1894]. He served as the mayor for two decades...”