Strathy Hall is an antebellum
plantation house located near
Richmond Hill in
Bryan County, Georgia
Bryan County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 30,233. The county seat is Pembroke.
Bryan County is part of the Savannah, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The Bryan County Courtho ...
. It was originally constructed in 1756 by James MacKay, a Scottish Captain serving alongside George Washington under general Ogelthorpe defending the southern boarder from the Spanish. In the early 1800s the house was severely damaged in a fire and by circa 1840 by George W. McAllister restored the house on its original foundation, the paternal uncle of
Archibald McAllister
Archibald McAllister (October 12, 1813 – July 18, 1883) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
Early life and education
Archibald McAllister (grandson of John Andre Hanna, and the paternal nephew of the ...
, who owned Strathy Hall Plantation, a large rice plantation on the
Ogeechee River.
Based on photographs, the house was much larger in the early 20th century, due to additions and alterations. Henry Ford removed the additions when he bought the property in the 1920s. The house is raised slightly on brick piers. The inside walls are plastered and have a concave moulding. The floors are made of pine.
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See also
* Wild Heron
Wild Heron is a historic plantation house approximately fifteen miles south of Savannah, Georgia. It is one of the oldest domestic structures in Georgia and is a relatively intact example of a typical architectural genre which flourished in coas ...
: rice plantation house in Chatham County
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Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Georgia (U.S. state)
Houses completed in 1840
Houses in Bryan County, Georgia
Plantation houses in Georgia (U.S. state)
National Register of Historic Places in Bryan County, Georgia
1840 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state)
Rice plantations in the United States
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