This barn is a landmark near the Reedy Creek Restaurant, west of Jesup. I think it has recently been painted red and I’ll try to get an updated photograph.
Hay Barn, Wayne County
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Shotgun House, Wayne County
I photographed this shotgun house on Georgia Highway 169 in 2012. It was still standing a few years ago.
Craftsman Cottage, Jesup
Like most towns, Jesup has a good variety of Craftsman cottages throughout its historic residential district. The form remains popular for its practicality and durability.
Commercial Block, 1920, Jesup
This one of the most architecturally distinct buildings in downtown Jesup, and one of just a few historic commercial blocks that survived the 2014 fire. It’s been home to numerous businesses over the years, but I haven’t been able to determine its original use. The carport canopy would suggest it may have housed an automobile dealership at one time, but this is just a guess. I will update if anyone knows more.
Kicklighter Building, 1890s, Jesup
According to the City of Jesup: “The Kicklighter Building was a commercial building constructed in the early 1890s. It was inherited by the Kicklighter’s daughter, Alma (1874-1963), who married Dr. S(amuel) F. Ellis (1869-1916), a local dentist. Dr. Ellis threw the teeth he had extracted into a hole in the wall. Later on when the building was remodeled, this wall was knocked out and all the teeth fell out on the floor.“
Mathew W. Kicklighter (1846-1929), father of Alma, and early owner and namesake of this commercial block, was a Confederate veteran who served with Clinch’s Cavalry during the Civil War. He was one of seven brothers in the Confederate service. His wife was Annie Strickland Kicklighter (1846-1910).
Farewell to the Dairy Ranch: Jesup Landmark Demolished
The Dairy Ranch, a Jesup institution known locally as the “Eat Now” for its famous red-lettered sign, closed in 2017 and has stood abandoned since then. I got a message this afternoon that it was being torn down.
I passed by earlier and it was still there, but the sender of the message shared photos. (I’ll add an updated image later; I’m traveling at the moment).
Dink NeSmith wrote of the landmark in 2018, “…when Homer Johnson opened the Dairy Ranch in 1952, it was an immediate hit. Over the years, the establishment has had four owners…Several generations of teenagers grew up under the Dairy Ranch’s neon glow. The Dairy Queen was a phenomenon, too. Cruising around the DQ on Friday and Saturday nights was a must. But the “Eat Now” had a jukebox inside. You could listen to Elvis and chomp on a foot-long hot dog and a bag of those irresistible French fries.“
The photos above were made in 2018. The ones that follow were made this morning (10 September 2024).
While it’s not quite down yet, it will soon be a memory.
The sign is gone, too. I’m sure it’s being saved for posterity.
Knight’s Tourist Home, Jesup
I’m not sure when this was built but I believe it was built solely for use as a boarding house/tourist home. It is presently being deconstructed. Jesup once had many such “tourist homes” but by the 1960s most were replaced by modern motels. The Broadhurst Studio postcard (pictured above) likely dates to circa 1940. The card notes the availability of a locked garage and boasts that it is a block away from the noise of highway traffic.
Clary-Whaley House, Circa 1869, Jesup
Willis Clary established what would become Jesup at Station Number 6 on the Atlantic & Gulf Railroad line in early 1869. He paid to have the town surveyed and built this house on City Lot #1, presumably around the time the survey was done. Clary would serve as Jesup’s first mayor. As he and wife Lucinda Hall Lee had no children of their own, his stepdaughter, Georgia Lee Whaley, eventually inherited the home.
It appears to have originated as a simple central hallway structure. Expanded over the years, it’s presently used as an office.
Craftsman Cottage, Jesup
Craftsman Cottage, Jesup
