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Identification:
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Preferred Structure Name:
| Tabby Cottage
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Structure Number:
| 022
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Other Structure Name(s):
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Other Structure Name(s)
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1.
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Greene-Miller Gardener's Cottage
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Park:
| Cumberland Island National Seashore
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Historic District:
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Historic District
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1.
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Dungeness Historic District
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Structure State:
| Georgia
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Structure County:
| Camden
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Region:
| Southeast
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Cluster:
| Atlantic Coast
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Administrative Unit:
| Cumberland Island National Seashore
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LCS ID:
| 006629
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Historical Significance:
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National Register Status:
| Entered - Documented
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National Register Date:
| 02/13/1984
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National Historic Landmark?:
| No
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Significance Level:
| National
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Short Significance Description:
| The tabby cottage contributes to the Dungeness Hist. Dist. under NR Crit. A & C &. The bldg represents the Greene-Miller occupation of Dungeness (1803-1871) & is an excellent example of tabby construction.
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Construction Period:
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Construction Period:
| Historic
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Chronology:
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Physical Event
| Begin Year
| Begin Year AD/BC
| End Year
| End Year AD/BC
| Designer
| Designer Occupation
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1.
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Built
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1790
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AD
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1803
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AD
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2.
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Altered
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1900
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AD
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1905
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AD
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3.
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Preserved
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1993
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AD
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NPS
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Other
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Function and Use:
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Primary Historic Function:
| Single Family Dwelling
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Primary Current Use:
| Exhibit
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Structure Contains Museum Collections?:
| No
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Other Functions or Uses:
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Other Function(s) or Use(s)
| Historic or Current
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| No records. |
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Physical Description:
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Structure Type:
| Building
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Volume:
| 2,000 - 20,000 cubic feet
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Material(s):
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Structural Component(s)
| Material(s)
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1.
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Foundation
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Concrete
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2.
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Roof
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Shingle
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3.
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Framing
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Concrete
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4.
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Walls
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Stucco
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5.
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Other
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Marble
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Short Physical Description:
| A 45' x 28', 1.5-story federal-period, side-gable, tabby cottage w/a stucco exterior, 4 bays, a central chimney, & 4 window dormers. Attached shed porch has chamfered posts & 2' high brick & stucco balustrade. New stucco finish.
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