Martha Poe Dogtrot House

Martha Poe Dogtrot House
Location 0.75 W of jct of Twelve Mile Post Rd. and GA 19, near Metcalf, Georgia
Coordinates 30°41′34″N 83°50′58″W / 30.69278°N 83.84944°W / 30.69278; -83.84944Coordinates: 30°41′34″N 83°50′58″W / 30.69278°N 83.84944°W / 30.69278; -83.84944
Area 5 acres (2.0 ha)
Built c.1850-1876
Architectural style Dogtrot
NRHP reference # 98000569[1]
Added to NRHP May 20, 1998

The Martha Poe Dogtrot House, also known as Mayhar Plantation Stage Stop, in Thomas County, Georgia near Metcalf, Georgia, was built c.1850-1876. It is a dog trot house which is believed to have served as a stage stop.

It was built with two hewn log pens covered by a single roof, with a breezeway space in between, but the breezeway was later enclosed. [2]

The house with four acres of land was bought in 1876 by Martha Poe, an African-American woman, from William Vaughn for $24. She later purchased an additional acre for $5.[2]

The property was absorbed, along with others, into Mayhaw Plantation, created in 1946 as a hunting and shooting preserve which had an area of 4,000 acres (16 km2) in 1998. Modifications in c.1946 added two brick chimneys to the two ends of the house, replaced flooring, and added a frame storage barn.[2]

References

  1. ↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 3 Lee A. Webb, Melissa Forgey, and Nancy Tinker (March 31, 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Martha Poe Dogtrot House / Mayhar Plantation Stage Stop". National Park Service. Retrieved April 29, 2017. With eight photos.


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