John R. Cook. 716 (later 908)Union Street, Brunswick
This home was transported down the Savannah River from Charleston, South Carolina in the 1890 by John R. Cook who owned Cook Bros. Sawmill & Lumber Company,whose office was on Bay Street. In 1890, the address was 716 Union Street. It is three-storied, with tall windows, wooden floors, ornate carvings and pillars throughout. It has a wooden staircase, ornately carved going to the second and third floors; also a backstaircase for the servants. From 1914-1915, Isaac Max resided there. In 1923, it was the home of L. D. Oldham. In 1939, Mrs. Marietta Odham lived there. And, in 1949 must have been a boarding house, having the following residents: Gibson J. Riley, Jr., Richard R. Tucker, Charles T. Gine, David Flanders, and James H. Colson. Lester White resided in the home in 1939.
My tour of this home discovered an
inscription on the back the back of
one of the homes 6 fireplaces "1860
Charleston, South Carolina".
Jeannette Holland Austin (2003)
