- Collection:
- Georgia Historical Markers
- Title:
- Captain Hardy Smith House (Side 2) historical marker
- Creator:
- Seibert, David
- Date of Original:
- 1996/2014
- Subject:
- Historical markers--Georgia--Laurens County
Historic buildings--Georgia--Dublin - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Laurens County, Dublin, 32.54044, -82.90375
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Location: 307 West Gaines Street in Downtown Dublin
Text of marker: "Captain Hardy Smith House Built 1873. Capt. Hardy Smith completed this fine example of Carpenter Gothic architecture in 1873. The home, the oldest in Dublin still on its original site, is located at what was a small farm extending north to the creek in Stubb's Park, west to Church St. and east to the church and cemetery. The house sits on piers of flint rocks hauled in from the Oconee River. Captain Smith planted a grove of magnolias around the front of the home to protect it from direct sunlight. The house features very steep gables, ornate barge boards, dormers, striking chimney tops, clustered columns, heavy timer framing, and board and batten construction of area heart pine. The front porch and barge boards have been replicated from the original design with local heart pine lumber. The roof is shingled in a manner similar to the original. The first floor of the house contains the master bedroom, a drawing room, and two smaller rooms. Upstairs are three bedrooms, connected by a unique spiral stair case, the inner wall built by a cooper of two-inch boards like barrel staves, spiraling up to support the steps from the main hallway near the front door. The kitchen was situated at the rear of the house to prevent fires from spreading to the main house and keep the stove's heat from penetrating the main residence. The original kitchen burned around the turn of the 20th century and was replaced in a style in keeping with the original design. The house features a built in shallow well and casing in the breeze way. The house was saved from destruction by the nonprofit "Capt. Hardy Smith House Restoration, Inc." through private donations and various grants as a memorial to Capt. Smith and the other area veterans. The home is now a private residence." - Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_ghm_captain-hardy-smith-house-side-2
- Digital Object URL:
- http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ghm_captain-hardy-smith-house-side-2
- Language:
- eng
- Rights Holder:
- Copyright held by David Seibert. Please contact markers@davidseibert.com about commercial reproduction and use
- Holding Institution:
- Digital Library of Georgia
- Rights:
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