Neel Reid designed this 1922 Georgian-inspired home for Henry B. Tompkins and his wife. The home was put on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. The home was painted this bright orange in 2010.
Henry B. Tompkins Home-Atlanta, Georgia
Category Archives: Houses
Plum Orchard-Cumberland Island, Georgia
Cumberland Island, Camden County, Georgia
Built in 1898, this Georgian Revival home was built for George and Margaret Carnegie by George’s mother, Lucy. This grand home, at 22,000 square feet, features an indoor pool, a squash court, and many other features considered cutting edge at the time it was built.
In 1971, the home was donated to the National Park Foundation by the Carnegie family.
Alberty House-Cumberland Island, Georgia
Located on the north end of Cumberland Island is an area where freedmen and women lived after the Civil War. This area, known as The Settlement, contains a few extant buildings.
The Roger Alberty House, built-in 1900, sits next to the First African Baptist Church. The Alberty family was one of the original families who made this area into a community.
Central Hallway Farmhouse-Talmo, Georgia
This is located near the town of Talmo.
Farmhouse-Morgan County, Georgia
If you drive down 441 between Morgan and Putnam Counties, you’ve likely noticed this farmhouse in the middle of a field. Every time I pass, it seems to have lost just a bit more from the roof and siding.
Folk Victorian Farmhouse-Morgan County, Georgia
