Martha Poe Dogtrot House Explained

Martha Poe Dogtrot House
Coordinates:30.6912°N -83.8493°W
Built:c.1850-1876
Architecture:Dogtrot
Area:5acres
Refnum:98000569

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.[1]

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.[1]

The property was absorbed, along with others, into Mayhaw Plantation, created in 1946 as a hunting and shooting preserve which had an area of 4000acres 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.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=98000569}} National Register of Historic Places Registration: Martha Poe Dogtrot House / Mayhar Plantation Stage Stop ]. National Park Service. Lee A. Webb, Melissa Forgey, and Nancy Tinker . March 31, 1998 . April 29, 2017 . With .