Horton House
Horton-duBignon House, Brewery Ruins, duBignon Cemetery | |
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Location | Riverview Dr., Jekyll Island, Georgia |
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Coordinates | 31°06′06″N 81°24′52″W / 31.10177°N 81.41456°WCoordinates: 31°06′06″N 81°24′52″W / 31.10177°N 81.41456°W |
Area | 9.9 acres (4.0 ha) |
Built | 1743 |
Built by | Maj. William Horton |
NRHP reference No. | 71000278[1] |
Added to NRHP | September 28, 1971 |
Horton House (also known as Horton-duBignon House, Brewery Ruins, duBignon Cemetery) is a historic site on Riverview Drive in Jekyll Island, Georgia.
The tabby house was originally constructed in 1743 by Major William Horton, a top military aide to General James Oglethorpe. Horton also brewed beer in Georgia's first brewery (the ruins of which are a few hundred yards down the road). This structure has been meticulously preserved over the past 100 years as an example of coastal Georgia building techniques and as one of the oldest surviving buildings in the state.
Across the street from the Horton House ruins is the du Bignon cemetery, a tabby wall surrounding the graves of five people: Ann Amelia du Bignon, Joseph du Bignon, Marie Felicite Riffault, Hector deLiyannis, and George Harvey. Horton House, the Brewery Ruins, and the cemetery were added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.[2]
Gallery[]
Outside
Inside wall
The duBignon Cemetery across from the house
Historical marker for Maj. Horton
Historical marker for Cemetery
See also[]
- List of the oldest buildings in Georgia
References[]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Horton House on Jekyll Island". Jekyllisland.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-08. Retrieved 2012-10-29.
External links[]
- NPS website
- Major William Horton historical marker
Media related to Horton House Historic Site at Wikimedia Commons
- Houses completed in 1743
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Georgia (U.S. state)
- Houses in Glynn County, Georgia
- Tabby buildings
- Tourist attractions in Glynn County, Georgia
- Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Georgia (U.S. state)
- National Register of Historic Places in Glynn County, Georgia
- 1743 establishments in the Thirteen Colonies
- Jekyll Island
- Ruins in the United States
- Georgia (U.S. state) Registered Historic Place stubs