Two tenant houses from an historic farm remain on this property, though both are nearly gone. There were likely more such houses here at one time. They are great examples of a once common but increasingly rare vernacular form.
Tag Archives: South Georgia Farms
Commissary, Berrien County
This is located on a large farm south of Alapaha so I’m presuming it was a commissary. It could have also been a neighborhood store or agricultural shop building.
Filed under --BERRIEN COUNTY GA--
Lanier-Franklin-Deal House, Bulloch County
This Plantation Plain farmhouse, with Folk Victorian details, is part of Jeff Deal Farms. It was built by Lem Lanier. It was later owned by Joe Franklin and Emory Deal and family. Thanks to Kenneth Dixon for the history.
Filed under --BULLOCH COUNTY GA--
Tobacco Barn, Coffee County
This was originally part of the Shrouder farm.
Filed under --COFFEE COUNTY GA--
Watermelon Bus, Lumber City
July is peak watermelon season in South Georgia and where watermelons are grown on a large scale, old school buses with their sides cut out are put into commission to transport this important crop.
Filed under --TELFAIR COUNTY GA--, Lumber City GA
Farmland, Clay County
Some of the most beautiful farmland in Georgia can be found in the fertile fields of Clay County.
Filed under --CLAY COUNTY GA--
Brown Farm Tenant House, Owensboro
Matt Brown writes: That’s what we call the dynamite house; they used to store dynamite in it. Before that various tenants lived in it. The house and barns by the road was where my dad’s farming operation was. My sister owns the land and plans to restore the house.
Filed under --WILCOX COUNTY GA--, Owensboro GA
