Glen Echo (Ellabell, Georgia)

Glen Echo is an historic plantation house near Ellabell, Georgia, United States. The house was built circa 1773 and is an early example of Plantation Plain style.[1] Records show that the land of Glen Echo Plantation was granted in the colonial era through a king's grant to a member of the Bird family.[2] It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.

Glen Echo
House at Glen Echo
Glen Echo (Ellabell, Georgia) is located in Georgia
Glen Echo (Ellabell, Georgia)
Glen Echo (Ellabell, Georgia) is located in the United States
Glen Echo (Ellabell, Georgia)
Nearest cityEllabell, Georgia
Coordinates32°08′07″N 81°27′51″W
Area7 acres (2.8 ha)
Built1773
Architectural stylePlantation Plain
NRHP reference No.78000965[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 9, 1978
Side of house
Front of house

See also

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Averitt, Jack N. (June 2009). Families of Southeastern Georgia. Genealogical Publishing Company. p. 182. ISBN 9780806350998. Retrieved March 29, 2013.


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