This tenant dwelling was located on Harville Road. The photo dates to 2013 and the house may be gone by now.
Pyramidal Cottage, Bulloch County
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Tag Archives: Georgia Hip-Roof & Pyramidal Structures
Double Shotgun House, Tattnall County
The more aware I’ve become of the rarity of double-shotgun houses, the more intrigued I am by the form. This cottage in Tattnall County is clearly a double-shotgun, but it is also pyramidal. It’s a great illustration of the overlap in vernacular forms. These structures were almost always associated with tenant farming but many were modified for later use as one-family residences or cabins. This example is a favorite and truly one of the nicest I’ve found.
Note: This updates and replaces a post originally published on 26 October 2014.
Mt. Zion Schoolhouse + Precinct House, Hancock County
This little pyramidal building in the churchyard of historic Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church originally served as a schoolhouse but more recently was used as a voting precinct. The community is known as Mt. Zion for the nearby Mt. Zion Presbyterian Church and its long vanished academy. It is an early area of settlement in Hancock County.
The structure appears to be primarily used for the disposal of old cemetery flowers today, inside and outside. It’s a better idea than throwing them in the woods, which I see at a lot of churches.
I hope this amazing resource will survive. Though it looks to be very endangered, it’s been here for many years and would have already been razed had the congregation not appreciated its historical importance.
Georgian Cottage, Washington County
I’m not sure if this cottage originally stood here or if it was moved to the location, but other than some “modernization” it’s a fairly nice example of the Georgian Cottage form. This enduring hip-roof house type can be found all over the state, from the city to the country, and can be quite plain, or take on decorative elements, most commonly Queen Anne porches and posts. Examples that feature dormers like the one above are often associated with the Queen Anne style and date from the 1880s-1920s, though the style is still popular today.
Pyramidal Cottage, Griffin
I’ve always documented Georgia’s finest homes alongside its more common dwellings, and this is a great example of the latter. I maintain that the living spaces of the working classes are more important in a broader historical sense than the “grand old ladies” that have always gotten the most coverage from historians and photographers, because they represent the familiar. The simplicity of this pyramidal cottage is what I admire most about it. It probably dates from the 1920s-1940s.
Hip-Roof Cottage, Walthourville
The Neoclassical details on the porch and transom and sidelights add architectural interest to this otherwise simple house. It’s located near the historic Johnson Lodge.
Pyramidal Farmhouse, Jefferson County
Folk Victorian Farmhouse, Laurens County
Examples of this typical hip-roof style are often enhanced by a Queen Anne gable, as in this endangered example.
Colonial Revival Farmhouse, Kimbrough
Pyramidal Cottage, Harris County
