Myrtle Grove is a historic plantation in Richmond Hill, Bryan County, Georgia, United States.
| Myrtle Grove Plantation | |
|---|---|
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| Former names | Folly Farm |
| General information | |
| Architectural style | Antebellum architecture |
| Location | Richmond Hill, Georgia, U.S. |
| Address | Old Hardwick Road |
| Coordinates | 31°53′04″N 81°14′44″W / 31.8843427°N 81.2454178°W |
| Completed | 1849 (plantation house only) |
| Owner | Buck Meeks John Meeks |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 2 |
American Revolutionary War hero Nathanael Greene was gifted a "Myrtle Grove plantation near Savannah from the citizens of Georgia" for his services as major general of the Continental Army.[1]
The plantation house was built in 1849, in the antebellum style, by Union Army brigadier general Richard Arnold as wedding gift for his daughter.[2]
During the 1920s and 1930, the house was owned by Pennsylvania native and district attorney Samuel Pennington Rotan.[2] After his death in January 1930, his widow, Allethaire Chase Rotan, continued to live there.[2] The house was renamed Folly Farm by the Rotans, after their former residence in Abington, Pennsylvania,[3] but was later returned to its original Myrtle Grove name after the property on which the house stands.[2][4]
It has been owned since 1964 by brothers Walter (Buck)[5] and John Meeks,[6] and has been used as a filming location for over ten movie and television productions, including Glory (1989), The Underground Railroad (2021), Emperor (2020) and The Crickets Dance (2020).[7][8] It was its appearance in Birth of a Nation (2016) that increased its popularity, however.[9]
References
edit- ^ Hoffman, Charles and Tess (2009). North by South: The Two Lives of Richard James Arnold. University of Georgia Press. p. 6. ISBN 9780820334431.
- ^ a b c d Sullivan, Buddy (2006). Richmond Hill. Arcadia Publishing. p. 52. ISBN 9780738543031.
- ^ Herman, Andrew Mark (1999). Eastern Montgomery County Postcards. Arcadia Publishing. p. 38. ISBN 9780738501901.
- ^ "Meet Buck Meeks, a man who charts his own course". www.bryancountynews.com. Retrieved 2022-07-09.
- ^ "Obituary for Walter Watson Meeks at Carter Funeral Home Bryan Chapel". www.carterbryanchapel.com. Retrieved 2022-07-09.
- ^ GSIA (2017-04-10). "Filming in and around Bryan County fuels local economy". GSIA. Retrieved 2022-07-09.
- ^ "Bryan, Chatham county health departments to begin COVID-19 vaccination for infants and young children". www.bryancountynews.com. Retrieved 2022-07-09.
- ^ "Myrtle Grove". Film Savannah. Retrieved 2022-07-09.
- ^ Jordan, Kyle. "Richmond Hill: Coming Soon to a screen near you". WTOC11. Retrieved 2022-07-09.