William Webb Farm, House, State Highway 3/U.S. Highway 19, Sumter, Sumter County, GA. Surveyed as HABS GA-20-A, with a 401-word written history.
“The William Webb house is located on approximately eight hundred acres of farmland historically associated with two other farmhouses and the Webb family.”
Written record, HABS GA-20-A survey. Machine-read text.
Surveyed by the federal HABS program as HABS GA-20-A · the record runs 401 words · one of 64 surveyed structures published for this county.
Source document Quoted word for word from HABS GA-20-A. Not written, edited or summarised by this site.
The William Webb house is located on approximately eight hundred acres of farmland historically associated with two other farmhouses and the Webb family. This house is part of a National Register listed district that consists of three historic farmhouses with their associated outbuildings and one non-historic house. The nearly level farmland, all recently under cultivation, is bounded by Muckaloochee Creek on the west and the Norfolk Southern railroad tracks on the east. The houses are strung along a mile ofU. S. Highway 19 which bisects the land running north/south. This house is significant architecturally as a good example of a farmhouse with Queen Anne stylistic elements added. Description: A third of a mile south of the George Webb House is the William A. Webb House.
Originally two-rooms with a central hall, the house was enlarged in front of the original structure in and a rear ell in The front addition to this house possesses Victorian elements including fish scale shingles, a wrap around porch with turned columns and decorative brackets. On the interior, the original two rooms have wide board walls, floors, and ceilings fastened with square-headed nails. The later additions have narrower board walls and floors. A large mule barn and several smaller outbuildings were extant in History: The house was constructed in 187 5 and enlarged in The rear ell was added in
Source document Quoted word for word from HABS GA-20-A. Not written, edited or summarised by this site.
Sharman Southall GDOT Architectural Historian Office of Environment and Location Georgia Department of Transportation Aviation Circle Atlanta, Georgia WILLIAM WEBB FARM, HOUSE HASS No. GA-20-A (Page 2) GA O-A-7 T ~ GA-20-8-2 GA-20-8-1 GA-20-A-6 G) G) )> )>, GA-20-A-5 " 0 N 0 :p. :p. ~ N GA-20-D-1 ~ GA-20-A-3 GA-20-A-4 G) )> I N 0 I () I N G -20-A-8 0 U.S. 19 N A WILLIAM WEBB FARM, HOUSE HASS No. GA-20-A (Page 3)
| Sumter, 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 Sumter building by building. These are the other structures they measured and filed a report on, longest report first.
| Sheet | Structure | Survey | Report |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sumter Crossroads | HABS GA-2383 | 1,246 words | |
| Big Store | HABS GA-2384 | 1,028 words | |
| George Webb Farm | HABS GA-37-A | 947 words | |
| Rodgers-Buchanan Farm | HABS GA-40-A | 609 words | |
| Cotton Gin | HABS GA-2387 | 402 words | |
| Filling Station | HABS GA-2386 | 391 words | |
| Sumter Merchantile | HABS GA-2385 | 386 words | |
| Emory Webb Farm | HABS GA-39-A | 379 words | |
| Seed House | HABS GA-12 | 333 words | |
| Rodgers-Buchanan Farm | HABS GA-40-B | 287 words | |
| George Webb Farm | HABS GA-37-B | 282 words | |
| Rodgers-Buchanan Farm | HABS GA-40-C | 281 words | |
| William Webb Farm | HABS GA-20-D | 272 words | |
| Railey-Hall | HABS GA-15-D | 267 words | |
| William Webb Farm | HABS GA-20-E | 267 words | |
| Railey-Hall | HABS GA-15-C | 266 words | |
| William Webb Farm | HABS GA-20-B | 265 words | |
| William Webb Farm | HABS GA-20-C | 264 words | |
| Railey-Hall | HABS GA-15-B | 263 words | |
| Rodgers-Buchanan Farm | HABS GA-40-D | 229 words | |
| Emory Webb Farm | HABS GA-39-B | 203 words |
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