Winged-Gable Farmhouse, Evans County
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Eureka Church, Evans County
This church is located in The Level, a historic Black community near Hagan. Thanks to Greg Threatte for the identification. He notes that it was founded sometime around 1880 as Eureka Congregationalist Church. Apparently, it was later known as Mt. Zion Methodist Church. The establishment date suggests it was a Freedmen’s congregation.
The structure is near collapse. It features the pale green wainscoted walls typical of many vernacular churches dating from 1870-1920 and the historic cemetery across the road features several significant vernacular headstones.
Update: As of 2018 the church has collapsed.
Daniel-Perkins House, Evans County
John P. Rabun, Jr., writes: I think that this is one of the Daniel family houses in the Bay Branch community and that it replaced an earlier house on the same site. It became the home of Lulie Daniel Perkins and her family. I remember visiting the house as a boy during World War II following the death of a young Daniel man who was killed while in military service.
William W. Daniel House, Circa 1895, Evans County
The William W. Daniel House is one of the most iconic in Evans County, not only for its historical associations but also for the splendid architecture that takes a simple form up a notch. From any angle, the house is quite beautiful.
Justin Daniel writes: This home belongs to my father. It was built by my great great grandfather William W. Daniel (1841-1909) circa 1895. James U Daniel was his son and my great-grandfather. To give you a bit more context, the house was constructed circa 1895 by William W. Daniel, a veteran of the confederacy. The story handed down through the family is that W.W. hired a carpenter, paid him $100.00 plus room and board to design and build this house. W.W. provided the labor from his farm, all lumber was sawn from timber on the property at his sawmill which sat to the east of the house down by the branch. The attached kitchen and large portico are said to have been added in the 1920s or 30s by W.W.’s son James Uriah Daniel (1880-1941). About the same time of the home’s construction, my great great grandfather sat down and wrote his memoirs of the war for southern independence. The original is still intact, along with several letters from the war written home by he and his older brother Captain Isaac C. Daniel (1840-1919).
Tool Barn, Evans County
It appears that this has been expanded over time. I first thought it was a smokehouse, but Jesse Bookhardt notes that it is similar in design to tool barns or tool houses he remembers from his youth. I believe it is part of the well-maintained historic Daniel property.
Bay Branch Primitive Baptist Church, 1900, Evans County
Bay Branch Primitive Baptist Church was organized on 22 April 1877 and is among the oldest and most historic congregations in Evans County. Justin Daniel notes that the present structure was built circa 1900 with the rear wing added in 1989. Elder A. R. Strickland was the first pastor and charter members were: Martin E. Rogers; Sara Jane Rogers; William H. Bazemore; Hester A. C. Bazemore; and James J. Martin.
Double Shotgun House, Evans County
This is a variation of the increasingly rare double shotgun form, as best I can tell.
Log Corn Crib, Evans County
I still find a surprising number of these old log structures; very few retain the original wraparound roof and when they do they have almost always suffered a loss of the tin, like this one.
Folk Victorian Farmhouse, Evans County
This typical central hallway house has been enhanced by the addition of Folk Victorian details.
Plantation Plain Farmhouse, Evans County
Originally a Plantation Plain style house, a friend from the area told me it was moved here years ago, though renovations have not been completed. It once featured a large front porch, I believe. It’s located near Mt. Pleasant Missionary Baptist Church.