National Register of Historic Places

Poe, Martha, Dogtrot House

Metcalf, Thomas County, Georgia
Listed
May 19, 1998
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
98000569

About this property

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. 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. 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.

Location

Metcalf, Thomas County, Georgia
30.69308, -83.84920

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Poe, Martha, Dogtrot House listed on the National Register?

Poe, Martha, Dogtrot House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 19, 1998.

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Poe, Martha, Dogtrot House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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