Goodbred Inn

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Goodbread House

The builder of the "Goodbread House" is unknown. What is known is it was built on Burns property and the first recorded transaction naming the house is dated 16 December 1870, on this date, Samuel Burns bought this property from a man named Griffith (Q-332). On 17 August 1882, Burns deeded the property to his son Samuel F. Burns and his stepmother (S-175). On 6 October 1884, Maria O.Burns (second wife Of Samuel, original owner of property), sold to Ralph Sandiford "the house in which he now lives." Thus, the house was probably built in the 1870's after Burns bought the property. Full payment was made March 30, 1889 (S/395, 396, 397). Mr. Sandiford was the son-in-law of Samuel Burns and his first wife.

On September 9, 1901, Mr. Sandiford sold it to Walton Goodbread (X/251). In 1911, Captain Goodbread made renovation adding rear rooms, power plant and painting throughout the house. (SE Georgian, December 8, 1911 & December 15, 1911).

In 1918 Ms. Kate Bagwell bought the house to use as an annex of Riverview Hotel "this popular hostelry having outgrown its room capacity." (SE Georgian, June 28, 1918). Mrs. Bagwell's sisters, Sallie M., Semora., and Ethel Brandon, co-owener.[sic] (11/175).

There have been other owners with the building serving as private home, rooming house and boarding house. The present owners are Dr. & Mrs. Dan Proctor, who have refurbished the house extensively.

[Editors note: This is now a bed and breakfast. Here is a link to a web site describing the inn.]

[All historical information is from the “1985 Historical Buildings Survey of Saint Marys, Georgia” by Eloise Bailey and Bruce Powell, July 1985]

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