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Log Tobacco Barn, Lanier County
I photographed this log barn in 2009. It’s likely gone now.
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Abandoned Farmhouse, Lanier County
These photographs date to 2009 so I’m not sure if this house is still standing.
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The Jones Hotel, 1906, Lakeland
You can’t miss this landmark when you’re in Lakeland. It stands out in a town full of beautiful homes but it’s so lovingly maintained that it doesn’t feel imposing. Traci Jones writes The Victorian...
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Lanier County Auditorium & Grammar School, 1925, Lakeland
According to the National Register of Historic Places nomination form (1986): The Lanier County Auditorium and Grammar School is significant as an unusual and distinctive example…of eclectic early...
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Governor E. D. Rivers House, 1940, Lakeland
If you’ve ever driven west on Georgia Highway 37 to Lakeland, chances are you’ve passed by this house and not even noticed it. It was the longtime home of Governor E. D. “Ed” Rivers (1895-1967). From...
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Banks Lake, Lanier County
Banks Lake is a natural blackwater lake characterized by shallow water and cypress trees. Located just east of Lakeland, it was owned for much of the 2oth century by the family of Governor Ed Rivers....
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Powell Farm, Lanier County
This farmhouse is located just north of Lakeland. It’s an interesting vernacular form which immediately caught my eye as I was driving toward Pearson. It’s part of an historic farmstead that is...
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Tenant Farmhouses, Lanier County
These are some of the most authentic remaining tenant farmhouses (generally referred to as “sharecropper shacks”) I’ve encountered. Two survive, as well as the chimney of another. It’s nice that the...
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