- Collection:
- Vanishing Georgia
- Title:
- OLD TABBY HOUSE
- Date of Original:
- 1911
- Subject:
- Architecture--Georgia--Jekyll Island
Landscape--Georgia--Jekyll Island - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Glynn County, Jekyll Island, 31.07021, -81.42272
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Jekyll Island, 1911. Remains of Major William Horton's tabby house located on the north end of the island. He was a member of Oglethorpe's Regiment and was the first English resident on the island. He succeeded Oglethorpe as commander of the military forces of the Colony of Georgia.
2003/06/19: The ruins of Horton's tabby house are still standing. Tabby, a blending of shells, sand, lime, and water, was often used in building construction on the coasts of Georgia and Florida. Horton's tabby house is one of the most substantial tabby ruins on the coast of Georgia. The house served as an outpost for the British Empire as well as Horton's home until his death in 1748. The ruins are part of the Jekyll Island Historic District. - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_vang_gly149
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/vang/do:gly149
- Rights Holder:
- Held by Georgia Archives, 5800 Jonesboro Road, Morrow, GA 30260.
Contact repository re: reproduction and usage. - Additional Rights Information:
- Please contact holding institution for information regarding use and copyright status.
- Holding Institution:
- Georgia Archives
- Rights:
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