This is now the Mission House for First Baptist Church.
American Small House, 1948, St. Simons Island
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Craftsman Bungalow, Circa 1925, St. Simons Island
This has recently been saved and restored.
Craftsman Bungalow, 1920s, St. Simons Island
This great bungalow near the Village is now home to an Edward Jones office.
I-House, Circa 1937, St. Simons Island
Spanish Colonial Revival Cottage, Circa 1944, St. Simons Island
Boarding House, Circa 1926, St. Simons Island
After the first causeway was built in 1924, automobile travel to St. Simons became a reality. Boarding houses filled an immediate need for overnight visitors and several from the era remain.
I-House, Circa 1927, St. Simons Island
Several I-houses can be found throughout this neighborhood, with varying additions and modifications. The I-House is common throughout the South, with 19th-century examples usually referred to as Plantation Plain.
J. C. Strother House, St. Simons Island
This was likely built in the late 1920s. J. C. Strother was one of the most important merchants of early 20th century St. Simons Island, and the business he founded is still a mainstay of the Village.
Boarding House, Circa 1929, St. Simons Island
This is located a block from the beach.
King and Prince Hotel, 1941, St. Simons Island
This landmark hotel traces its origins to Morgan T. Wynne and Franklin J. Horne, who first opened it as a seaside dance club in 1935. On 2 July 1941, the King and Prince Hotel, designed by Laurence Miller and Felton Davis in the Spanish Colonial Revival style, opened to rave reviews. It immediately became the hotel of record on St. Simons.
It was occupied by the Navy as a coast-watching and training facility during World War II, reopening in 1947.
Renovations in the 1970s and 1980s modernized rooms and infrastructure, but retained the historical integrity of the property. An expansion doubled the number of rooms in 2003, again, with a focus on maintaining its iconic appearance. Now known as the King and Prince Beach & Golf Resort, it remains as nostalgic and popular as ever. And with the loss of the DeSoto Beach Hotel on Tybee Island in 1999, the King and Prince is the last of Georgia’s grand old oceanfront hotels.
National Register of Historic Places