Sam Ripley Farm is a historic farm near
Midway, Georgia
Midway is a city in Liberty County, Georgia, United States. It is a part of the Hinesville-Fort Stewart metropolitan statistical area. The population was 2,141 in 2020.
Midway has several museums, including the Midway Museum and the Dorchest ...
in rural
Liberty County, Georgia
Liberty County is a County (United States), county in the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population is 65,256. The county seat is Hinesville, Georgia, Hinesville.
Liberty Coun ...
. The structure was built in 1926 and added to the
National Register of Historic Places
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in 2004.
History
The farm was built in 1926 by Sam Ripley on a portion of his father Harry Ripley's land.
The building is typical of
subsistence farms of the era. Ripley died in 1988 and the property was sold in 1994. Following some rehabilitation, the property was operated as a
bed and breakfast
A bed and breakfast (typically shortened to B&B or BnB) is a small lodging establishment that offers overnight accommodation and breakfast. In addition, a B&B sometimes has the hosts living in the house.
''Bed and breakfast'' is also used to ...
.
It was added to the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the Federal government of the United States, United States federal government's official United States National Register of Historic Places listings, list of sites, buildings, structures, Hist ...
on October 27, 2004.
[ With maps, plan, and ]
According to documentation by the NRHP, the building is "representative of the type of
African-American
African Americans, also known as Black Americans and formerly also called Afro-Americans, are an American racial and ethnic group that consists of Americans who have total or partial ancestry from any of the Black racial groups of Africa. ...
subsistence farmsteads developed after the
Civil War
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." The structure is an example of
vernacular architecture
Vernacular architecture (also folk architecture) is building done outside any academic tradition, and without professional guidance. It is not a particular architectural movement or style but rather a broad category, encompassing a wide range a ...
.
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See also
* National Register of Historic Places listings in Liberty County, Georgia
References
External links
*
National Register of Historic Places in Liberty County, Georgia
1926 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state)
Farms in Georgia (U.S. state)
Buildings and structures completed in 1926
Vernacular architecture in Georgia (U.S. state)
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