This is one of two historic African Methodist Episcopal congregations near Davisboro. I am unsure of the date, but I believe it’s a fairly early church.
Mount Zion A. M. E. Church, Davisboro
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Central Hallway Farmhouse, Washington County
Central Hallway Farmhouse, Washington County
This is an expanded central hallway form, likely added to as the family grew over time. It was a fairly common practice among rural homeowners at one time.
Middle Hill Schoolhouse, Washington County
Though I cannot locate a specific history, a state historical survey notes that this rural African-American schoolhouse near Warthen was built and administered by the adjacent Middle Hill Missionary Baptist Church. The church was operating a school as early as the 1870s though this structure dates to the early 20th century.
The inward triangular entryway is a fascinating feature.
Single-Pen Tenant Farmhouse, Washington County
Central Hallway Cottage, Washington County
Unidentified Church, Washington County
St. James C. M. E. Church (Circa 1915) & Schoolhouse, Washington County
This historic Christian Methodist Episcopal congregation likely dates to the late 19th century. An architectural survey dates the church building to circa 1915. A cemetery is also located on the property.
Down a short lane from the chapel stands this one-room schoolhouse, typical of church-associated African-American communities in Georgia from the late-19th to the mid-20th century. This structure probably dates from 1910-1930.
Gabled-Ell Farmhouse, Washington County
This farmhouse is an important variation of a common form. It features an angled or corner porch. It’s possible I’ve seen one or two with this form in my years of documenting rural Georgia, but I can’t recall another example at the moment.
Central Hallway Farmhouse, Washington County
This house likely dates to the late 19th or early 20th century.
Vanishing Georgia: Photographs by Brian Brown 