Settlement Road Tenant Farm House

This was one of the rare houses that we actually explored in the middle of the day! Located in the Adabelle community between Claxton and Statesboro, this house has been long forgotten. It's pretty common to see old farm houses like this around the rural south, especially in this condition. From the information I have gathered, the house was built between the late 1800's and early 1900's. The owner of the land shared the info with Vanishing South Georgia Photography, (who also took some photos of this great place) and mentioned that by 1917, there was evidence of a homestead in the present location. Apparently, there were also other buildings apart of the location, such as a livestock barn, stockyard, and two storage barns. There were two other tenant houses as well that were apart of the farm. All of these structures were located across the road from the farmhouse, and were unfortunately destroyed by arsonists in the 1970's. The other two houses are gone as well. All that's left is this one house and the detached kitchen. It's sad that it is too far gone to be restored. I definitely enjoyed exploring it.

I cannot help but wonder as I explore places like this: "Whose feet walked these halls? Who sat in a rocking chair on the front porch as they enjoyed a sun set? Whose childhood memories involve this old home? And who was the last one to see it before it was left to the ways of time?

This is why I am a History major. Because I need the answers to my curiosity. I want to find the stories these old, forgotten walls share.

 Hope you guys enjoy the pictures!

Front View Settlement Road Tenant Farm House

Nature Taking Over Settlement Road Tenant Farm House

Front Porch Settlement Road Tenant Farm House

                                     

Bedroom 1 Settlement Road Tenant House

Bedroom 2 Settlement Road Tenant House

Possible Living room, or bedroom? Settlement Road Tenant House

                                         

Detached Kitchen and Breeze Way Settlement Road Tenant House

Back view Settlement Road Tenant Farm House

Throwback Thursday: Harvest Road Farmhouse!

Abandoned Farmhouse - Harvest Road -Photo credit: Vanishing South Georgia

Harvest Road House- Front Porch

Harvest Road House- Exposed Beams and the Attic

Harvest Road House: Broken Window Next to Front Door

Harvest Road House- Exposed Parts of the Chimney 

 Since it is Thursday #TBT, I decided on sharing some of my more recent adventures: The Harvest Road House of Candler County, GA! From what I have learned, this house was likely the home of a farm laborer. A very common find in the rural areas of Georgia! Some of the wood floors in a few of the rooms (I think there were about 3-4 bedrooms) have been harvested, so we weren't able to even walk into a few of the areas. It was about a 5 feet drop straight down to the dirt, and I wasn't interested in breaking an ankle that night! But judging by the huge exposed support beam I saw that ran the length of the house, I would say this place definitely dates to after 1900. The cut of the beam was too perfect, leading me to believe that it was likely one done by a machine, making its construction from the early 1900's instead of the late 1800's. My guess on the age of this house would range from 80-90 years old. It is in poor condition as it stands and is seriously full of junk. From old beds, couches, retro soda cans, and even a creepy chair I had to get a picture of, since it added such a nice "abandoned" touch to the front porch! It would take a lot to restore it, but if I had the money, I SO would take on that adventure. You can easily tell by walking this lonely place's halls that it was once a beauty.

** The first photo posted is not one that I have taken, but it is a photo that one of my favorite photographers took! His name is Brian Brown, and he explores all over south Georgia taking amazing photographs of the vanishing historic architecture from the 1800's-1900's. Discovering his photography website has helped me out incredibly in my own search for abandoned locations around my area. These places are glimpses into the past, and if they cannot be saved structurally, then I am at least happy that people like Brian are around to photograph these forgotten homes. At least they will always be remembered through art as they fall to the hands of time.

Check out Brian's website here:  http://vanishingsouthgeorgia.com/

Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/vanishingsouthgeorgia

Where It All Began... Southern Tales of an (Un)Urban Explorer

Front Yard of The "Adabelle Hilton"

Upstairs Living Room "Adabelle Hilton"

Forgotten Boot "Adabelle Hilton"

Summertime Exploring "Adabelle Hilton"

 

On May 29th, 2012 my best friend Saralyn and I decided to explore this amazing old two story farm house we have forever deemed the "Adabelle Hilton." The reason for the name is because the house is located in a community known as Adabelle, and Saralyn's dad happened to live in this very house back in the late 1970's, and they referred to it as "the Hilton." (It was a pretty run down house when they lived there too, apparently!) Although this place is not exactly the first house we decided to explore, it is the one that started our fascination with these old, forgotten time capsule houses.

 The original beginnings started with a boring Halloween night and a search for something fun, cheap, and creepy to do. (And yeah, MAYBE a few drinks were involved in that decision.) But if it weren't for that adventurous Halloween night, I wouldn't have this amazing collection of photos to share of locations people have long forgotten about!

Over the last 3 years, I have seen some pretty incredible places, and my love for history has grown so very much though these late night adventures. (Cause really, if you are going to explore a long forgotten and grown up abandoned house, you might as well get the dark and creepy vibe going!) I will always be searching for more and I'm excited to give people a glimpse into the past and peeks into places that they never knew were even there. If it's creepy, abandoned, grown up, and forgotten, it definitely has my name on it, and I WILL find it. (To Google Maps I go!)

- Miranda