The placement of the front doors suggest this house was a double shotgun, at least at one point in its history.
Gillsville Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
Gable Front House, Gillsville
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Sims Pottery Mural, Gillsville
No longer at this location, Sims Pottery has been in business in Gillsville since 1982. They began making handmade white pottery but are no longer involved in production. They now do wholesale distribution of products from around the world. As to the history of the building, Pam Perry writes: This building was once my grandfather’s general store. DC House and Son was purchased from the Meaders brothers in the early 1940’s as a store and warehouse. My uncle Bob House was the co-owner. I have memories of helping him there as a child. After grandfathers death mid-1960’s uncle Reo Frankum purchased and ran for several years. Note, Meaders brothers lived in Maysville, GA.
Gillsville Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
Gillsville, Georgia
Gillsville is located in Hall and Banks counties but the section I photographed is all in Hall. These historic storefronts are what remain of the commercial core of the town. The two-story building, that for a time housed Hall’s Pottery, was originally a general store. D. C. House & Sons ran the store after purchasing it from the Meaders family.
Gillsville Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
Plantation Plain I-House, Gillsville
This is likely one of the older structures around Gillsville, and may have been part of a farm at one time.
Vanishing Georgia: Photographs by Brian Brown 