Tag Archives: –IRWIN COUNTY GA–
Wooden Shingle Farmhouse, Ten Mile Road
Front Eastern Perspective Western Perspective This is another favorite from my home stomping grounds. The more I study the place, the more I realize what an important example of “Cracker” architecture it is; specifically, this “Cracker saltbox”, a once-typical style … Continue reading
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Pine Ridge Store, Irwin County
Owned by Clark Paulk in the 1930s and 1940s, Pine Ridge is nearly forgotten today. It’s located between Ocilla and Lax. For another view: http://vanishingsouthgeorgia.com/2008/11/20/pine-ridge-store-irwin-county-2/
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Masonic Lodge, 1885, Irwinville
From: Willie Mae Smith, The Ocilla Star, 23 August 1973 “History tells us that the first and oldest Masonic Lodge in original Irwin County was Irwin Lodge #212, which was granted a dispensation in 1856 and later was granted a … Continue reading
Filed under --IRWIN COUNTY GA--, Irwinville GA
Irwinville Farms House, Thomas Road
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Filed under --IRWIN COUNTY GA--, Irwinville Farms, Irwinville GA
Commissary, Stillwater Road
This is located between Irwinville and Waterloo.
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Blue Farmhouse, Tyler Road
Here’s a shot of the same house, made in December 2008: http://vanishingsouthgeorgia.com/2008/12/21/blue-house-tyler-road/ I believe this is actually two old put-together tenant farmhouses (sharecropper shacks). I knew people who lived here about ten years ago, and the walls and floors were … Continue reading
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Precinct House, Waterloo
The old precinct houses, or precincts as most locals call these little buildings, are quickly fading from the landscape in South Georgia. Irwin County has more of these than any other county I know of, and most have this same … Continue reading
Filed under --IRWIN COUNTY GA--, Waterloo GA
