The Horton House Ruins
by Patricia Januszkiewicz
Title
The Horton House Ruins
Artist
Patricia Januszkiewicz
Medium
Photograph
Description
Jekyll Island, Georgia ...
HORTON HOUSE
William Horton, "Undersheriff of Herefordshire", England, came to Georgia in 1736. He built this building for his plantation residence and it was his home until his death in 1749. Major Horton succeeded Oglethorpe as commander of the regiment of British troops stationed here.
"He shined in war and in peace, in public and in private stations."
Given by His Descendants
Tabby was the building material for walls, floors, and roofs widely used throughout Georgia during the Military and Plantation Eras. It was composed of equal parts of sand, lime, oyster shell and water mixed into a mortar and poured into forms.
The lime used in tabby was made by burning oyster shell taken from Indian Shell Mounds, the trash piles of the Indians.
The word tabby is African in origin, with an Arabic background, and means "a wall made of earth or masonry." This method of building was brought to America by the Spaniards.
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May 25th, 2012
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