- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Hofwyl House
- Creator:
- Ebyabe
- Date of Original:
- 2011-08-18
- Subject:
- Dwellings--Georgia--Glynn County
Plantations--Georgia--Glynn County
Historic sites--Georgia--Glynn County
Historic buildings--Georgia--Glynn County
Live oak--Georgia--Glynn County
Spanish moss--Georgia--Glynn County
Bells--Georgia--Glynn County
Trees--Georgia--Glynn County
Fences--Georgia--Glynn County
Parks--Georgia--Glynn County
Buildings--Georgia--Glynn County
Glynn County (Ga.)--Buildings, structures, etc. - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Glynn County, 31.21324, -81.4937
- Medium:
- color photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- The former rice plantation dates to 1806, and the Hofwyl House, built in 1850 by descendants of planter William Brailsford, still stands.
Photograph of the Hofwyl House, built in 1850 in Glynn County, Georgia by descendants of planter William Brailsford. This frame house has clapboard siding and a red roof. Lean-tos stand on both sides of the main structure. A dinner bell hangs above the door. A live oak covered in Spanish moss grows next to the home. A fence runs next to the tree. This home still stands on the lands of the Hofwyl-Broadfield Plantation, a former rice plantation. The Hofwyl-Broadfield plantation was designated a historic site and state park in 1979. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/hofwyl-broadfield-plantation/m-4034/
- Rights Holder:
- Courtesy of Georgia Department of Natural Resources
Image from Ebyabe - Additional Rights Information:
- Please contact holding institution for information regarding use and copyright status.
- Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/hofwyl-broadfield-plantation
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia - Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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