Frederica - Huts and Houses
" Some houses are built entirely of brick, some
of brick and wood, some few of tappy-work; but
most of the meaner sort of wood only."
London Magazine 1745
When Frederica was established in 1736, each
freeholder was given a lot 60 foot wide by 90
feet deep. For temporary shelter, settlers built
huts covered with palmetto leaves, giving the
place the look of a camp.
John Humble, a laborer and boat pilot, was the
original owner of this lot. His wife died in 1736,
shortly after he arrived, but he remarried the
same year. Humble died in 1740, having built
nothing more than a hut here.
Dr. Frederick Holzendorf, a surgeon to the
regiment, purchased this lot in 1743. The
foundation may be the remains of a two- story
tabby house built by Dr. Holzendorf sometime
after 1743, and later rebuilt.
Marker can be reached from Frederica Drive.
Courtesy hmdb.org
