Almand-O'Kelley-Walker House

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Almand-O'Kelley-Walker House
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Location981 Green St., Conyers, Georgia
Coordinates 33°39′50″N84°00′56″W / 33.66389°N 84.01556°W / 33.66389; -84.01556 (Almand-O'Kelley-Walker House)
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1870
Architectural styleFolk victorian
NRHP reference No. 97001647 [1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 2, 1998

The Almand-O'Kelley-Walker House is a historic house built around 1870 in Conyers, Georgia. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998. [1]

It is a one-story folk Victorian frame house on brick piers. It has four original chimneys and six original fireplaces. [2] It has been referred to as a House of Seven Gables. [2]

The listing included three contributing buildings and two contributing structures. [2]

981 Green St., Conyers, Georgia - photographed by Christian Bessey. Almand-O'Kelley-Walker House.jpg
981 Green St., Conyers, Georgia - photographed by Christian Bessey.

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 Kenneth H. Thomas, Jr.; Lauri G. Martin (November 25, 1997). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Almand-O'Kelley-Walker House / House of Seven Gables". National Park Service . Retrieved June 10, 2018. With accompanying 14 photos