Old Rock House (Thomson, Georgia)
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| Nearest city | Thomson, Georgia |
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| Coordinates | 33°28′56″N 82°33′28″W / 33.4823°N 82.5579°WCoordinates: 33°28′56″N 82°33′28″W / 33.4823°N 82.5579°W |
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1784 |
| Architect | Ansley, Thomas |
| Architectural style | Garrison House |
| NRHP reference No. | 70000841[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 29, 1970 |
Old Rock House is a historic garrison house in Thomson, Georgia.
The fortified stone house was built about 1785 by Thomas Ansley.[2] The house was purportedly the home to ancestors of former president Jimmy Carter. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.
The house was owned by the Wrightsborough Quaker Community Foundation, Inc., in 1970.[3] It is owned by McDuffie County. It is the oldest well-documented house in Georgia, although there may be older ones.[4]
See also[]
- List of the oldest buildings in Georgia
References[]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Hellmann, Paul T. (May 13, 2013). Historical Gazetteer of the United States. Routledge. p. 249. ISBN 978-1135948597. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
- ^ William R. Mitchell, Jr. (August 20, 1970). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: The Old Rock House". National Park Service. Retrieved August 14, 2017. With three photos from 1969.
- ^ Georgia SHPO
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- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Georgia (U.S. state)
- Houses completed in 1784
- McDuffie County, Georgia
- National Register of Historic Places in McDuffie County, Georgia
- Georgia (U.S. state) Registered Historic Place stubs