Horton House Historic Site

The tabby ruins here mark Major William Horton's 1740s home, later enlarged by the French du Bignon family who owned Jekyll Island into the 1880s, making the site a rare survivor of Georgia's colonial frontier.

Horton House Historic Site is a historical marker in Jekyll Island, Glynn County. It is one of 121 historical markers documented in Glynn County, among 181 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 31.1018, -81.4146 near Jekyll Island. The nearest cataloged historic site is Horton-duBignon House (historic place), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Major William Horton, Tabby, and Poulain du Bignon and du Bignon Burying Ground.

This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.