Located on Riverview Drive in Jekyll Island, Georgia, the Horton House is a historic tabby structure constructed in 1743 by Major William Horton, a top military aide to General James Oglethorpe. The house has been meticulously preserved over the past 100 years as an example of coastal Georgia building techniques and stands as one of the oldest surviving buildings in the state.
Major William Horton also brewed beer in Georgia's first brewery, the ruins of which are located a few hundred yards down the road. These structures, including the Horton House, were added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.
Across the street from the Horton House ruins is the du Bignon cemetery. A tabby wall surrounds the graves of five people: Ann Amelia du Bignon, Joseph du Bignon, Marie Felicite Riffault, Hector deLiyannis, and George Harvey.
Sources: Wikipedia, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons
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