The Fall of the House of Stevens-Snider

Encompassed by venerable pecan and oak trees sits a house that must have been quite grand in its time. Architecturally, it would be classified as a vernacular farmhouse; however, the house would fit right in any Southern historic district of a city. From my research, I've determined the house was built circa 1910 and it is located between Buena Vista, Georgia and Ellaville, Georgia. Additionally, a local resident of the area has informed me that the house has been abandoned for thirty years or more and has not had any work done to it in ten years time.

I have been taking notice of the the Stevens-Snider house for over twenty years, and at one time, I hoped it might have been restored. However, since 2005 it has fallen in ill repair. The roof was no longer a suitable protector of the house beginning around 2010, and by 2012 the roof shingles were starting to come off. It wasn't long before more and more exposed wood became quite prominent leading to rot of the structure. It is now 2016 and so much wood has rotted that the second floor is now collapsing into the first floor.

The house appears to be rapidly returning declining, so if you would like to visit it, I suggest you do so as soon as possible. However, I advise against entering the home because it is private property, and structurally unsafe.

The house in 2010. 

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The house in 2012.

The house in 2016.

If you are traveling along Highway 26 from Buena Vista to Ellaville, the house is located on the left side of the highway right after the intersection of Highway 26 and Highway 112. It is about halfway between Buena Vista and Ellaville.

A Collection of Mint Postcards Featuring Columbus, Georgia Circa 1910

In addition to the postcards I've posted previously, I also purchased this collection of postcards I've acquired featuring Columbus, Georgia that are in mint condition. I do believe they were manufactured around 1910. It's amazing they are in such great condition and even more amazing that they were still in their original Kress packaging! Sadly only the facade of the old Kress building still exists, as the building succumbed to fire in 1994. 

The Confederate Monument is still there along with the house featured at the intersection of Third Avenue and 14th Street and the St. Elmo House. However, the St. Elmo house did burn in 2011, but was mostly undamaged. The Courthouse has been torn down and replaced with a 13 floor "skyscraper" built in 1973, much to the dismay of the city folk. And to my knowledge the Green Island Ranch is no longer standing, but a luxurious country club now exists on the site.

Original packaging from Kress 

Lower Broad Street (now Broadway), Showing Confederate Monument, Columbus, GA

Court House Square and Fountain, Columbus, GA

Green Island Ranch, Columbus, GA

Historical St. Elmo, Columbus, GA

Third Avenue and 14th Street, Looking South, Columbus, GA