Ahl-Dean-Hires Building, U.S. Highway 341, 130 feet southeast of Carter Avenue, Odum, Wayne County, GA. Surveyed as HABS GA-2275, with a 440-word written history.
“The Ahl-Dean-Hires Building is historically significant as a c. commercial structure located within the town of Odum.”
Written record, HABS GA-2275 survey. Machine-read text.
Surveyed by the federal HABS program as HABS GA-2275 · the record runs 440 words · one of 12 surveyed structures published for this county.
Source document Quoted word for word from HABS GA-2275. Not written, edited or summarised by this site.
The Ahl-Dean-Hires Building is historically significant as a c. commercial structure located within the town of Odum. It contributes to an understanding of the commercial development of this early twentieth century railroad town. Description: This molded concrete block one story building has a brick front. It measures approximately 30 feet wide by 60 feet deep. Architectural details include three segmentally arched front bays which have been boarded up, a flat roof with a stepped parapet running the length of both sides a decorative brick corbelling along the top of the front elevation. Access to the interior was not ava)lable, therefore a footprint of the building instead of a floor plan is attached. History: The current owner of this c. building, Eugene H.
Hires, purchased the building from Emitt Teston on August 18, (Wayne County Deed Book 96, page Teston acquired the building from E.F. Dean on December 19, (Wayne County Deed -Book 85, page Dean lent Bessie Dean Champaign money in with this building acting as collateral. (Wayne County Deed Book 4V, page There is no record of her satisfying this debt, therefore it appears that Dean acquired title to it in lieu of payment. Bessie Dean purchased the building from Ahl on February 13, (Wayne County Deed Book 68, page A deed for Ahl's acquisition could not be located. Reportedly, the State Highway Department's laboratory operated out of this building at one time.
Source document Quoted word for word from HABS GA-2275. 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Aspinwall-Perkins-Hires Building | HABS GA-2273 | 363 words | |
| Peggy's Beauty Shop | HABS GA-2268 | 359 words |
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