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Historic Log Structure: Ripley House at Seabrook Village

The Ripley House at Seabrook Village near Sunbury, Georgia is a post-emancipation cabin with a rustic charm. Likely built with minimal cash outlay, this transitional home features a hip roof and unique design elements. The simple materials used, like tree trunks for porch pillars and tin roofing, showcase an ingenious use of resources. With multiple add-on rooms and a ranch-like layout, this dwelling is a testament to vernacular ingenuity. This historical house serves as a fine example of housing built affordably and sustainably.

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Historic Log Structure: Ripley House at Seabrook Village

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  1. A post-emancipation cabin. Quite likely the only cash money the builder needed to spend to build this log structure was for the bricks for the chimney. No glass windows.

  2. Another transitional home. Obviously designed by the builder and built in stages. Notice the hip roof, more complex than a simple gable roof.

  3. Most add-on rooms in vernacular houses are attached to the rear of the "main" house. This one projects towards the street. This rural house has an "ranch-like" feeling since it is wider than it is deep. Note the broad porch. The builders used simple materials like tree trunks for the porch pillars and tin roofing. This is the Ripley house at Seabrook Village near Sunbury, Georgia . A fine example of using inexpensive materials to build housing. Count the number of additions made to the house Even dogs need housing and this is a vernacular solution to their housing needs.

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