Poppell's Hardware, Furniture, Feed & Seed Store, U.S. Highway 341 at Carter Avenue, Odum

Source document Quoted word for word from HABS GA-2271. Not written, edited or summarised by this site.

Poppell's Hardware, Furniture, Feed and Seed Store is historically significant as a c. commerci2l structure located within the town of Odum. It cor.~ributes to an understanding of the commercial development of this early twentieth century railroad town. Description: This single story brick building measures 53 feet wide by 50 feet deep. It exhibits two segmentally arched double wooden entrances, each flanked by large segmentally arched single pane windows. A single segmentally arched entrance is ~ocated to the south of these Additions include a metal awning and a rear concrete block addition. ~ row of brick corbelling decorates the top of the front elevation. The interior exhibits two room separated by a partial wall.

It also displays plaster walls, a poured concrete floor and a tongue and groove ceiling. The concrete floor retains evidence of the drainage ditch utilized by a soda fountain during the building's use as a drug store. History: The current owner, Douglas D. Daniel, along with his wife Marwood Pearce Daniel, acqu:red this c. building, on March 8, from the estate of Pearce. The 2/3 interest at that time, along with Daniel's 1/3 interest from the estate, resulted in the Daniel's being sole owners of the building (Wayne County Deed Book page ~ D.F Pearce acquired the building in July from Moreland (Wayne County Deed Book 64, page ~oreland acq~ired the building from Harris on August 10, fros C.O. Ritch.

Ritch along with Harris were heirs to the estate of Ritch which was divided at her death in On November 26, ownership of this building went to C.O. Ritch and Harris along with three additiona~ heirs (Wayne County Deed Book 44, page . A deei for acquisition by ~he Ritch family could not be located.

Source document Quoted word for word from HABS GA-2271. Not written, edited or summarised by this site.

Gail Anne D'Avino Georgia Depa:~ment of Transportation Aviation Circle Atlanta, Geo~gia POPPELL'S HARDWARE, FURNITURE, FEED &SEED STORE HABS No. GA-2271 (Page 3) o_ :J lf) Ow I- ~ Vl D TILLMAN ST. 0 oo oCf o I- . D (/) 0 <r: 0 a: _J <r: a: ~w ~ ~ B_J _ CARTER ST. POPPELL'S HARDWARE, FURNITURE, FEED & SEED STORE S. CHRUCH ST. <ODUM RO.> . D I- CJ) SITE PLAN SKETCH 0 <r: >- us 341 IMPACT AREA 0 w a: _J _j x MAY <r: a: 0 <:( NO SCALE 3 I- m DRAWN BY1 JACKSON POPPELL'S HARDWARE, FURNITURE, FEED AND SEED STORE HABS No. GA-2271 <Page 4) \ \ FRONT I< ~ I >1 - 1- 53' - I - I 50'