Aspinwall-Perkins-Hires Building, U.S. Highway 341, 50 feet southeast of Carter Avenue, Odum, Wayne County, GA. Surveyed as HABS GA-2273, with a 363-word written history.
“The Aspinwall-Perkins-Hires Building is historically significant as a c. commercial brick structure located within the town of Odum.”
Written record, HABS GA-2273 survey. Machine-read text.
Surveyed by the federal HABS program as HABS GA-2273 · the record runs 363 words · one of 12 surveyed structures published for this county.
Source document Quoted word for word from HABS GA-2273. Not written, edited or summarised by this site.
The Aspinwall-Perkins-Hires Building is historically significant as a c. commercial brick structure located within the town of Odum. It contributes to an understanding of the corrunercial development of this early twentieth century railroad town. Description: All that remains of the Aspinwall-Perkins-Hires Building is a brick shell which measures approximately 30 feet wide by 85 feet deep. Architectural details still apparent include segmentally arched front windows and entrance which have been boarded up, and a double front entrance flanked by two windows. Both the floor and the roof are gone. History: The Aspinwall-Perkins-Hires Building, constructed c. reportedly was built by Leonard Carter. The current owner, Eugene H.
Hires, purchased the building from Perkins on October 1, (Wayne County Deed Book p. Perkins acquired it from the estate of Ellis Aspinwall on May 10, (Wayne County Deed Book 64, pages . The deed by which Aspinwall acqufred the building could not be located.
Source document Quoted word for word from HABS GA-2273. Not written, edited or summarised by this site.
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| Odum, Georgia | The place record: every map, photograph and survey of this town. |
| Wayne County, Georgia | 59 topographic sheets across the county. |
| Library of Congress record | The original filed report as the survey filed it. |
The federal surveyors worked through Odum building by building. These are the other structures they measured and filed a report on, longest report first.
| Sheet | Structure | Survey | Report |
|---|---|---|---|
| Town of Odum | HABS GA-2267 | 1,377 words | |
| Poppell's Hardware | HABS GA-2271 | 529 words | |
| Odum Banking Building | HABS GA-2274 | 493 words | |
| Hires General Store | HABS GA-2272 | 463 words | |
| Walker's Service Station | HABS GA-2269 | 447 words | |
| Ahl-Dean-Hires Building | HABS GA-2275 | 440 words | |
| Tyre House | HABS GA-2280 | 421 words | |
| Kicklighter-Daniel-Morris Building | HABS GA-2270 | 406 words | |
| Withrow House | HABS GA-2281 | 397 words | |
| Aspinwall Building | HABS GA-2289 | 394 words | |
| Peggy's Beauty Shop | HABS GA-2268 | 359 words |
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