Tybee Island in Chatham County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

The Carbo House

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 12, 2022

1. The Carbo House Marker

Inscription. Constructed in 1932
has been placed on the
National Register of
Historic Places
May 21, 2010

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1932.

Location. Marker has been reported missing. It was located near 31° 59.517′ N, 80° 50.882′ W. Marker was on Tybee Island, Georgia, in Chatham County. It was at the intersection of Tybrisa Street and Blanco Lane, on the right when traveling east on Tybrisa Street. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 9 Tybrisa St, Tybee Island GA 31328, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker was in Georgia’s Coastal Plain, on the Georgia Coast and the Golden Isles,

in Greater Savannah,

and on the Sea Islands.

It was also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it was in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it found itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian

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Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this location: Tybrisa Pavilion 1900/1996 (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Tybee Island Orange Crush (about 300 feet away); Tybrisa Pier and Pavilion (about 300 feet away); Savannah Beach Wade-Ins (about 400 feet away); Korean War Veterans Memorial Highway (about 400 feet away); Nickie’s Fountain (about 400 feet away); The Tybrisa Pavilion II (about 500 feet away); James Adams’ Oyster House (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tybee Island.

Regarding The Carbo House. Excerpt from the National Register nomination:

Located along one of Tybee’s main commercial streets, the Carbo House was built in 1932 as part of a rebuilding campaign following a devastating fire in 1931. The fire destroyed 25 buildings, including the original Carbo House, in the historic boarding house area of Tybee, east of Butler Avenue between 16th Street and Silver Avenue. J.D. and Nan Carbo of Waycross, Georgia, built
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 12, 2022

2. The Carbo House Marker
their first, smaller rooming house on Tybee c.1920 on Izlar Avenue. After the 1931 fire, the Carbos purchased additional property and built their second, larger, 16-room boarding house facing 16th Street. By 1935, the Carbos expanded their business by adding a restaurant, called Carbo’s Grill and located at 11 16th Street, and a patio area with a soda and sandwich stand between the boarding house and the restaurant (both no longer extant). After Nan’s death in 1937 and J.D.’s death in 1938, the Carbo House continued to be operated by various family members until 1972. The building remains in use as a rental property to the present day. The Carbo House is significant at the state level because it is a rare surviving example of an intact historic boarding house on the Georgia coast.

Also see . . . The Carbo House (PDF). National Register nomination for the house. (National Archives) (Submitted on June 18, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Credits. This page was last revised on January 24, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 18, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 1,082 times since then and 58 times this year. Last updated on January 23, 2026, by Edward Troxel of Creal Springs, Illinois. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 18, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.