The gabled-ell is among the most common farmhouse types in Georgia; this is a very utilitarian example. Aesthetically, the old car is a great complement to the house.
Gabled-Ell Farmhouse, Montgomery County
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Miss Ila Mae’s Store, Charlotte
When I photographed this store in 2014, it was the only remaining commercial structure in the ghost town of Charlotte, which appears, incorrectly, on maps as Charlotteville. I’m not sure if it is still standing. A post office was established in the community in 1910 and closed in 1933. Sherra Parisella, and Clint Haynes, who grew up in the area, note that this landmark, oficially Charlotte Grocery, was better known as Miss Ila Mae’s Store.
Central Hallway Farmhouse, Montgomery County
This is another image from my archives, circa 2013. I believe it was a central hallway house which lost its front porch at some time.
Double-Pen Cottage, Tarrytown
This small house is a nice example of the utilitarian double-pen form. Pen is another word for room. The added space at the back is a common amendment to the form.
Queen Anne Cottage, Mount Vernon
I photographed this house in 2013. I believe it was on South Railroad Street but have since lost my notes from the trip and am not positive as to location. It’s definitely in Montgomery County.
Gabled-Ell Farmhouse, Montgomery County
If you’ve followed this website over the years, you’re likely familiar with the “gabled-ell” form, so named for its overall “L” shape, and an expansion of the central hallway house type. They are among the most common types of old farmhouses remaining in rural Georgia, though they are often found abandoned. They remain because they were built so well and are a testament to the skills of their builders.
These photos was made in 2013 somewhere near the crossroads settlement of McGregor. I’m unsure if the house is still standing.
Gabled-Ell Farmhouse, Montgomery County
This is a nice exampled of the common gabled-ell vernacular style of the late 19th and early 20th centuries in Georgia. An historic log smokehouse also survives on the property.
Log Barn, Montgomery County
Nepsey-Warren United Methodist Church, 1877 & 1970s, Ailey
Nepsey Methodist Church originated as Old Wesley Chapel in 1872, on the plantation of William James Peterson. The congregation built the church at this site in 1877 and renamed it Nepsey Methodist Church, in honor of Sister Nepsey Johnson, a beloved member known as “a steadfast and immovable Christian”. Samuel P. Bryant was the first pastor and the construction of the church was completed during the pastorate of the Rev. M. P. Moore The church was remodeled and bricks added between 1974 and 1977. Nepsey merged with Warren Chapel, which was organized in Mt. Vernon in the early 1900s, in 1983.
Folk Victorian House, Ailey
