The forty year reserved estate lease
for the rights of The Grange tract
expired today.
The Georgian styled house rests nestled in oaks and magnolias between Dungeness and the Carriage House. Right outside the recessed main entrance is a view of the former Pool House.
I'm sure that it was heartache for the families watching that structure deteriorate.
In Mary Bullard's book, Cumberland Island: A History, she states "construction on the Grange, the last large house built on the Dungeness Estate, began in 1902 and was completed by the end of 1903, by which time a total of $25,483 had been spent on the house."
Shaded by the trees,
the side of The Grange is the best view one can get
walking down Magnolia Avenue.
Roughly 60'x57', the stuccoed finish residence is now in the hands of the park service.
Below is a link to a recent article in the Tribune and Georgian newspaper located in St. Marys.
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