Drane's Rental House D, 115 Hudson Lane, Americus, Sumter County, GA. Surveyed as HABS GA,131-AMER,4-, with a 489-word written history.
“Examples of shotgun-style houses typical of rental property of the area Description: Four simple shotgun houses fronting on Dranes Alley which is now called Hudson Lane.”
Written record, HABS GA,131-AMER,4- survey. Machine-read text.
Surveyed by the federal HABS program as HABS GA,131-AMER,4- · the record runs 489 words · one of 64 surveyed structures published for this county.
Source document Quoted word for word from HABS GA,131-AMER,4-. Not written, edited or summarised by this site.
Examples of shotgun-style houses typical of rental property of the area Description: Four simple shotgun houses fronting on Dranes Alley which is now called Hudson Lane. The units are identical one room wide rectangular structures built side by side with exacting dimensions on raised brick pier foundations. A brick fireplace with two hearths is in the wall separating the two main rooms in each house and is the only source of heat. All four wooden clapboard structures have metal gabled roofs, four over four windows with a shed porch on the front and a recessed side porch on the back. A toilet and sink were added in each structure at a later date connecting the structures into two pairs. There is no door between the units.
History; The Americus Construction Company built these four structures in at the same time as 413 N. Jackson Street. The owner of both lots was Drane, a retired farmer. The four structures were built on a parcel subdivided from 413 N. Jackson Street and have always been rental units. They face south on Drane's Alley which was cut to allow access to the units. Drane's Alley is now identified as Hudson Lane on city maps. There are no listings for occupants in the Americus City Directory. The buildings are part of a Community Development Block Grant area and will be offered to the public to move or will be demolished.
Source document Quoted word for word from HABS GA,131-AMER,4-. Not written, edited or summarised by this site.
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| Americus, Georgia | The place record: every map, photograph and survey of this town. |
| Sumter County, Georgia | 48 topographic sheets across the county. |
| Library of Congress record | The original filed report as the survey filed it. |
The federal surveyors worked through Americus building by building. These are the other structures they measured and filed a report on, longest report first.
| Sheet | Structure | Survey | Report |
|---|---|---|---|
| Koinonia Farm | HALS GA-8 | 1,838 words | |
| Drane's Rental House E | HABS GA,131-AMER,5- | 644 words | |
| Drane's Rental House B | HABS GA,131-AMER,2- | 631 words | |
| 413 Winn Street (House) | HABS GA,131-AMER,13- | 492 words | |
| Drane's Rental House C | HABS GA,131-AMER,3- | 491 words | |
| 304 East Jefferson Street (House) | HABS GA,131-AMER,9- | 484 words | |
| 129 Academy Street (House) | HABS GA,131-AMER,7- | 453 words | |
| 207 McCoy Street (House) | HABS GA,131-AMER,12- | 449 words | |
| 123 Heads Avenue (House) | HABS GA,131-AMER,8- | 432 words | |
| 121 Academy Street (House) | HABS GA,131-AMER,6 | 420 words | |
| 514 Lindsey Lane (House) | HABS GA,131-AMER,11- | 420 words | |
| Drane's Rental House A | HABS GA,131-AMER,1- | 400 words | |
| 513 Lindsey Lane (House) | HABS GA,131-AMER,10- | 368 words |
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