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Arson blamed for fire that destroyed historic home on Georgia plantation site
DARIEN, Ga. (AP) — Authorities have charged a man with starting a fire that destroyed a nearly century-old home on the site of a former rice plantation in coastal Georgia. McIntosh County Sheriff’s Lt. Mike Ward said in a news release Friday that a 33-year-old man was charged with arson, theft and other crimes after being questioned by investigators. The arrest came after flames engulfed the historic Huston House built in 1927 by T.L. Huston, who had been a co-owner of the New York Yankees. The house was located on the former rice plantation of Pierce Mease Butler, who in 1859 infamously sold more than 400 enslaved people in what is considered the largest slave auction in U.S. history.
Historic home at Butler Island Plantation damaged in fire
This story was originally published by The Current GA. A suspect has been charged in the fire Wednesday night at historic Butler Island Plantation that caused extensive damage to a home built there in 1927. Lt. Mike Ward of the McIntosh County Sheriff’s Office confirmed to The Current GA Friday...
Man charged with arson in Huston House fire
A homeless man has been charged with arson for allegedly setting fire to a historic landmark in Darien on Wednesday. The McIntosh County Sheriff’s Office charged 33-year-old Kyle Gregory Gill, of Colorado, with first degree arson, first degree burglary, criminal trespassing, criminal damage to property, interference with government property and theft by taking. He is currently incarcerated at the McIntosh County jail, a release from the sheriff’s office said Friday.
Person of interest in custody after historic McIntosh County house fire
DARIEN, Ga. (WSAV) – A person of interest is in custody following a fire at a historic house in McIntosh County Wednesday evening. Photos from the sheriff’s office show the Huston House on fire, with smoke coming from the top of the building. The flames have since spread. The cause of the fire is under […]
Suspected Arson Claims Coastal Georgia Landmark
Friends from Darien have just called to tell me that the historic Huston House, built on Butler Island in 1927, is engulfed in flames. The Huston House is a landmark of McIntosh County and Highway 17, the Georgia home of Col. Tillinghast L’Hommedieu (T.L.) Huston, a part owner of the New York Yankees. Babe Ruth spent time at this house during that era. In recent years, ownership has shifted between state and local sources and its future has been uncertain.
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