Henry Asbury House

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Henry Asbury House
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Location211 East Waters Street
Clarkesville, Georgia
Coordinates 34°37′01″N83°31′26″W / 34.61694°N 83.52389°W / 34.61694; -83.52389
Built1900-1901
Built by Rusk Church [1]
Architectural stylePersonal Home
NRHP reference No. 82002425 [2]
Added to NRHPAugust 18, 1982

Henry Asbury House (also known as the Swain Residence) is a historic house located at 211 East Waters Street in Clarkesville, Habersham County, Georgia.

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Description and history

It was built by master craftsman Rusk Church. It is a two-story central hall plan I-house. [3]

The house was served by a Delco direct-current generator that provided it electricity 15 years before electricity became generally available. [3] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 18, 1982.

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References

  1. "Henry Asbury House, Clarkesville". Go Historic. Retrieved December 9, 2013.
  2. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  3. 1 2 Dale Jaeger andRichard Cloues (1980). "Georgia Architectural and Historic Properties Survey-Inventory: Swain Residence / Henry Asbury House". National Park Service . Retrieved January 25, 2017.