This home was built for the Carver family by the Irwinville Farms Project, an initiative of the Farm Security Administration.
Because the houses were utilitarian and therefore quite small, most families outgrew them. A variety of expansions can be seen on most of the surviving Irwinville Farms houses today; the Bradford house has a minimal addition at the rear but it’s still one of the best examples of the way houses were originally built on the project.
I’ve photographed the tobacco barn on the farm many times over the years, and it remains one of my favorites. It’s an iconic symbol of Irwinville Farms.
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That old tobacco barn was on the Carver place… My grandparents.. I live there now… Brings back alot of memories…
Thanks, Denise. Steve Mixon suggested he thought it was the Bradford’s but I will change it. The whole place is the Carver place?
Brian, can you provide a place to let you know that we’ve seen and “like” your photos, rather than commenting on each photo.
Sara, they can be seen on Facebook on the Vanishing South Georgia page. I see likes there, but I appreciate that you’re just looking. It means a lot.
I’d love to live in one today!
Me, too, Janet!