There are several houses of this style in Twin City.
Tag Archives: Twin City GA
Craftsman House, Twin City
Twin City Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
Filed under --EMANUEL COUNTY GA--, Twin City GA
Queen Anne House, Twin City
Twin City Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
Filed under --EMANUEL COUNTY GA--, Twin City GA
John Rountree House, 1832, Twin City
John Rountree was born in 1809 in present-day Emanuel County. His father, Joshua Rountree, had migrated to the area from Greene County, via Orange County (Hillsborough District), North Carolina, circa 1800. [per: the late Edward Donald Rountree’s book, Tenacity in Adversity, A History of the Rountree Family 1550-1993]. John built this house around the time he married Nancy Brown Kent in 1832. He died in 1858. The house is quite significant in a number of areas. It was built by a member of one of the pioneer families of Emanuel County and as a a surviving example of the rural architecture of that period, it’s unequaled in the area.
Early log saddlebag houses are very rare and the Rountree House is made even more significant by the use of diamond notching on the logs, one of fewer than ten known to exist in Georgia. As is the norm with this style, a large brick chimney is centrally located between the two original rooms
Also, instead of chinking, the logs are sealed with battens on the interior. A later shed room was added across the back of the house no later than 1845-50 by John Rountree.
The house remained in family hands until 1995, when Lynne Santy Tanner and her brothers, Chris and Ross Santy, transferred the house and surrounding ten acres to the City of Twin City. It has been recognized by the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation as a 2017 Place in Peril. Its regional architectural significance can’t be overstated.
National Register of Historic Places
Filed under --EMANUEL COUNTY GA--, Twin City GA
Twin City, Georgia
This was the commercial center of what was once known as Summit. It merged in 1920 with the adjacent town of Graymont to become Twin City.
Twin City Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
Filed under --EMANUEL COUNTY GA--, Summit GA, Twin City GA
Historic Storefront, Twin City
Twin City Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
Filed under --EMANUEL COUNTY GA--, Summit GA, Twin City GA
Tin Storefront, Twin City
Twin City Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
Filed under --EMANUEL COUNTY GA--, Summit GA, Twin City GA
O. A. Hall Store, Twin City
The O. A. Hall Store opened in 1929 and was operated by Mrs. Hall for many years. In fact, it’s better known as the Mrs. O. A. Hall Store. It’s the oldest in Emanuel County. Though no longer a general store, the business is still in operation as a pecan buying point and agricultural supply. I spoke with the son-in-law of the present owner who’s a grandson of O. A. Hall, and he related that the business is still profitable though it’s changed with the times. He said the biggest item in the store today is pine straw twine.
Diane Hall Pritchard writes: O A Hall Store was opened in 1929 by my grandparents Ottis & Georgia Hall. My Daddy Ottis Jr”Bud” worked there as well. Daddy took over after the death of my grandfather in early 1960’s. My grandmother continued working at store until her health declined. Daddy continued running store and was later joined by his brother George and my mother Madolyn. Daddy passed away in 2015 and Mama passed away in 2018. My uncle George continues to keep our family business running.
Twin City Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
Filed under --EMANUEL COUNTY GA--, Summit GA, Twin City GA
Millen & Southern Railway Depot, 1890s, Twin City
The Rogers & Summit Railway was established in 1889 to bring rail service into eastern Emanuel County. Its replacement, the Millen & Southern Railway, was completed by 1892; the depot likely dates to around that time. In 1897, the railroad’s name was changed to the Millen & Southwestern. The Georgia & Florida Railroad purchased the line, along with several others, in 1906 and in the process of linking these to form an Augusta-to-Madison-Florida route, built new tracks and bypassed Summit. Summit and Graymont merged to become Twin City in 1920. Decreasing rail traffic lead to the closure of the line in 1950. For more, see Steve Storey’s railga.com.
Twin City Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
Filed under --EMANUEL COUNTY GA--, Summit GA, Twin City GA
