Jordan Cabin

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Jordan Cabin, located near Davisboro in Washington County, is an example of a dogtrot-type house. The dogtrot is a two-room house with an open center passage between the two rooms.

From The Georgia Catalog, Historic American Building Survey: A Guide to the Architecture of the State, by J. Linley

Jordan Cabin

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