This well-maintained Folk Victorian was located near the Rushing Barn and may have been part of the John Rushing farm. The photo is a few years old but the house is still standing, to my knowledge.
I made these photographs in 2020. I believe the house has been painted brown since that time, but retains the bright pink trim. As with other unidentified homes in Metter, I will update if I learn more.
South Metter Residential Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
This is a nice example of what I’ve come to consider a “modified shotgun house”. There are quite a few of these throughout the Columbus Historic District, all with their own unique design elements. Though not shotgun houses in the purest sense, they have the overall massing that defines the form.
Columbus Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
This Folk Victorian home is located directly beside Charles E. Huff’s International Funeral Home, so I can only presume it was at sometime associated with that business, perhaps as the home of the owner or as coffin storage. If anyone knows, please share.
By the late 19th century, the idyllic large estates of Wynnton were being subdivided into neighborhoods. One of particular note was known as Little’s Survey, for Judge William Little. This fine Folk Victorian cottage, representative of the Little’s Survey subdivision, was built in the 1890s on what had been part of the Woolfolk property, likely by Columbus builder(s) Rufus Jones and/or M. J. C. Pollard.
Wynnton Village Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
I’ve always loved this little house and with every glance at the details it proves itself to be a master work of the carpenter who built it. It’s a real skill to fit architectural details into such a small space without overwhelming the structure, but it was done seamlessly here.
This substantial farmhouse is set among pecan trees and looks as it probably did fifty years ago. I believe it’s in the southern part of the county. I made this photograph in 2018 but as far as I know it is still standing.
This is a perfect example of the Folk Victorian style. It is out in the country and beautifully maintained.
I’ve documented thousands of Folk Victorian houses over the years. Like Eclectic styles of the early 20th century, the Folk Victorian style was usually the marriage of different sensibilities. This house, ostensibly Queen Anne, and well executed to that end, is actually a central hallway cottage with applied Victorian details. They may be original to the house, or may have been added later, but the overall effect is achieved.
Kara Kidder wrote, in 2023, that this house had been in her family for over 100 years and that they were still researching its origins. A sign outside indicates it was built in 1905. It’s a perfect example of a Folk Victorian farmhouse and is well-maintained. It is located among fields that go on for miles in all directions.