Tag Archives: Georgia Houses

Glover-Horne-Wells House, Circa 1869, Marietta

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Glover-Horne-Wells House, a charming yellow cottage in Marietta, Georgia, with white columns and red shutters, featuring a front porch with a wooden door and a small chair. Surrounding the house are neatly trimmed bushes and a brick pathway leading up to the entrance.

I stayed next door to this neat little cottage on a recent trip. I haven’t been able to track down much history, but it was apparently built by a member of the Glover family, who were among the earliest settlers of Marietta. It appears to have originated as a simple central hallway form and has been expanded, as is common with houses of this type. The narrow door and transom and sidelights are likely original, but the porch, which gives the house a vernacular Greek Revival appearance, may have been a slightly later addition. I will update when I learn more.

Whitlock Avenue Historic District, National Register of Historic Places

Monticello Landmark Lost to Fire

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The Jordan-Lanier House in Monticello, Georgia, featuring prominent columns, set against a clear blue sky, with landscaped greenery in the foreground.

I first published this photograph (above) of Monticello’s Jordan-Lanier House in 2015. It was a well-known landmark just off the square downtown, though I never learned much about its history. I was saddened to get a message from my friend Aubrey Newby yesterday, noting that it was lost to fire on 11 May. As you can see from Aubrey’s photograph (below), nothing survived but the chimneys and the columns which defined the house. I don’t know any details about the fire, but wanted to share this news.

Ruins of the Jordan-Lanier House in Monticello, Georgia with standing columns and a chimney, surrounded by vegetation and a yellow caution tape.
Ruins of the Jordan-Lanier House, Monticello, Georgia. © Aubrey Newby

Monticello Historic District, National Register of Historic Places

Gable Front Cottage, Liberty County

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An abandoned house surrounded by overgrown grass and trees, featuring a porch with white columns and peeling paint.

This utilitarian cottage has always been a favorite of mine. I never stopped to photograph because there was always an old car parked on the side and it wasn’t a convenient stop on the highway. I’ve passed it hundreds of times and always wanted to document it. I finally did a few weeks ago. It’s located between Flemington and McIntosh (the settlement in Liberty, not the county to the south).

Saddlebag Cottage, Fleming

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A light-colored wooden house with a porch, set among green trees and grass.

This is one of just a few historic structures located in Fleming. I don’t know it it is original to the location. It has a saddlebag floor plan, with a wing added later, though one could easily see it as Georgian Cottage in miniature.

Front view of a single-story house with a gray roof and white columns, featuring two front doors and a porch.

Eclectic Cottage, 1910, Metter

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Front view of a white house with a black roof, surrounded by overgrown plants and grass.

Here’s another one of the Eclectic Cottages, located just north of the historic district. Like most examples in Metter, it has strong Victorian influences.

Eclectic Cottage, 1910, Metter

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A front view of a house with a large porch, featuring white columns and a red front door, surrounded by low shrubs and a well-kept lawn under a partly cloudy sky.

This is another example of the Victorian-inspired eclectic architecture found throughout Metter’s historic residential district.

South Metter Residential Historic District, National Register of Historic Places

Folk Victorian Cottage, Circa 1911, Metter

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A Victorian era house with a pink porch and green trim, featuring a peaked roof and large front steps.

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.

A colorful house featuring a white exterior with bright pink accents, including the porch and chimney. The house has a peaked roof and is situated on a grassy lot alongside a road.

South Metter Residential Historic District, National Register of Historic Places

Queen Anne Cottage, Circa 1900, Metter

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A white, Queen Anne cottage with a gabled roof and a front porch, surrounded by green shrubs and trees. The house has large windows and decorative details.

This Queen Anne cottage is just north of the South Metter Historic District but is perhaps the finest example of the form in town. I’m not sure if the design is from a pattern book or is just the work of a local carpenter, but it’s a great little house.

Trapnell-Boyd House, 1909, Metter

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A charming historic house with a white façade, black roof, and a red front door, surrounded by green shrubs and a well-maintained lawn.

The Trapnell-Boyd House is one of the finest examples in Metter of this eclectic architectural style that dominated small Georgia towns around the turn of the 20th century. The overall appearance is Folk Victorian, but the tapered posts aren’t really Victorian at all.

South Metter Historic District, National Register of Historic Places

Georgian Cottage, Collins

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An old, abandoned house with a rusty metal roof, peeling white paint, and several broken windows, surrounded by overgrown grass and sparse trees.

This simple Georgian cottage is enhanced by a Craftsman-inspired front porch. Property records date it to circa 1940, but I believe it was built earlier.