Thanks to Bill Bolin for the identification. The house was built by Captain William Henry Patterson and later owned by the Thompsons, who sold it to the Daniel H. White family in the 1950s.
The Ridge Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
Since its beautiful restoration, this historic depot has served as Richland’s City Hall and Rail Museum. Originally known as Union Station, it was primarily associated with the Seaboard Air Line Railroad. It was used by CSX into the 1980s, and briefly the Georgia Southwestern Railroad.
Richland Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
This interesting barn, one of the few I’ve ever seen with a Ludowici tile roof, can be found just outside Surrency on Georgia Highway 121 [Woodpecker Trail].
Ludowici was founded as a railroad stop (known as Four and a Half) in the 1840s; by 1850 it was known as Johnston Station, after landowner and businessman Allen Johnston. German entrepreneur William Ludowici built the “Dixie” plant of his Ludowici Celadon Company in Johnston Station in 1903, and in 1905 the town was renamed in his honor. Ludowici roofing tile is still manufactured and considered one of the finest such materials available, though it hasn’t originated in Long County in over a century. Just a handful of Ludowici tile roofs survive in the town so linked to their history, but several are well-maintained by owners. This home on Lincoln Street, architecturally one of the most interesting surviving, is in critical condition.
Update: As of 2015, this house has been demolished.
This charming Victorian saddlebag cottage is among the oldest homes in Ludowici, dating to circa 1900. Of course, it’s roofed with Ludowici Dixie tile, from the factory which once thrived here.
The land for the well and pavilion were donated by Mary McQueen. It was used for water until it dried up in the 1920s. The structure is the symbol of the town today. Locals love to tell the story of the finial atop the pavilion, which is an old washing machine ringer.
National Register of Historic Places