This expanded gable front form is often referred to as a “double shotgun”. It’s an increasingly rare form today.
Double Shotgun House, Dodge County
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Tenant Farmhouse, Dodge County
Tenant Farmhouse, Jenkins County
This is a great example of this utilitarian form. It likely dates to the early 20th century.
Saddlebag House, Jefferson County
Tenant Farmhouse, Bleckley County
McElheney Tenant Farmhouse, Jasper County
This saddlebag tenant house is similar in style to the typically taller New England saltbox house. This is due to the shed room at the back of the house. Thanks to Carlton Henderson for the identification.
This post begins our merger with Vanishing North Georgia.
Red Taylor House, Sandy Bottom
I suspected this house had connections to the turpentine industry and Vernon Taylor wrote to confirm: I was raised in Sandybottom and left when I was 17 years old…it brings back great memories. I lived with my Mom and Dad I that house that you took in Sandybottom of which you referenced “working in turpentine”. You were right my Dad did and sometimes I would help him….thanks for the memories!
Vernon also said that though the Lang family owned the land, each home was owned by the individuals who lived in them. He noted that his father, known as “Red” because of his Native American heritage, and his uncle, Hance Pope, both worked in turpentine..
Tenant Farmhouse, Atkinson County
This tenant farmhouse features an added room. Though these additions are sometimes called “preacher’s rooms”, they were often simply made to accommodate growing families.
Abandoned Tenant Farmhouse, Irwin County
This photograph was made in 2010. The house has been gone for many years. My friend Cindy Griffin and I called it the “voodoo house” after we found a creepy voodoo doll here.
Single Pen Tenant Farmhouse, Bulloch County
