- Collection:
- Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation Presentation Slide Collection, 1968-2000
- Title:
- Adam Strain Building
- Creator:
- Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation
- Contributor to Resource:
- Savic, Milan C., 1963-
Savic, Marion C., 1962-
Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation
Strain, Robert Adam, 1840-1897 - Date of Original:
- 1993-05
- Subject:
- Architecture
Historic sites--Georgia--McIntosh County
Historic buildings--Georgia--McIntosh County
Commercial buildings--Georgia--McIntosh County
Tabby (Concrete)
Cultural property--Protection
Historic preservation--Georgia
Historic buildings--Conservation and restoration - Location:
- United States, Georgia, McIntosh County, Darien, 31.37023, -81.43399
- Medium:
- color slides
tabby (cement)
historic preservation
historic buildings - Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jp2
- Description:
- [Detail, building corner] Built circa 1813, the Adam Strain Building is one of the last tabby structures standing in Coastal Georgia. Tabby is a construction medium developed by enslaved Africans that incorporates pieces of oyster shells, lime, sand, and ash into the mortar mixture. Variant names include: Adam Strain Building. See ref # 01000975 (West Darien Historic District) https://www.nps.gov/subjects/nationalregister/upload/national-register-listed-20240710.xlsx , https://www.georgiatrust.org/preservation-awards/adam-strain-building/ , and https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/tabby/
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/gthp_gthp-slides_362
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/gthp_gthp-slides_362#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/gthp_gthp-slides_362/presentation/manifest.json
- Language:
- eng
- Additional Rights Information:
- Please contact holding institution for information regarding use and copyright status.
- Holding Institution:
- Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation
- Rights:
-
