Martha Poe Dogtrot House

Historic house in Georgia, United States

United States historic place


Martha Poe Dogtrot House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

30°41′28″N 83°50′58″W / 30.69124°N 83.84932°W / 30.69124; -83.84932
Area	5 acres (2.0 ha)
Built	c.1850-1876
Architectural style	Dogtrot
NRHP reference No.	98000569^[1]
Added to NRHP	May 20, 1998; 26 years ago (1998-05-20)

The Martha Poe Dogtrot House, also known as Mayhar Plantation Stage Stop, in Thomas County, Georgia near Metcalf, Georgia, was built c.1850-1876. It is a dog trot house which is believed to have served as a stage stop.

It was built with two hewn log pens covered by a single roof, with a breezeway space in between, but the breezeway was later enclosed. ^[2]

The house with four acres of land was bought in 1876 by Martha Poe, an African-American woman, from William Vaughn for $24. She later purchased an additional acre for $5.^[2]

The property was absorbed, along with others, into Mayhaw Plantation, created in 1946 as a hunting and shooting preserve which had an area of 4,000 acres (16 km²) in 1998. Modifications in c.1946 added two brick chimneys to the two ends of the house, replaced flooring, and added a frame storage barn.^[2]

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ ^a ^b ^c Lee A. Webb, Melissa Forgey, and Nancy Tinker (March 31, 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Martha Poe Dogtrot House / Mayhar Plantation Stage Stop". National Park Service. Retrieved April 29, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) With eight photos.