Morgan Farm (Sumter County, Georgia)

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Morgan Farm
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Location770 Old Dawson Road
Nearest city Smithville, Georgia, U.S.
Coordinates 31°59′41″N84°16′56″W / 31.994722°N 84.282222°W / 31.994722; -84.282222
Area117.4 acres (47.5 ha)
Built1886 (1886)
Architectural style Central hall
NRHP reference No. 98000145 [1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 26, 1998

Morgan Farm, also known as Nathan Morgan Home Place, is a historic rural farmstead near Smithville in Sumter County, Georgia, U.S.. It was founded by Nathan Morgan, an African-American farmer, and represents the rare ascendence from slavery to property ownership. It has been named a Centennial Farm by the state of Georgia in 1995; [2] and it was listed by the National Register of Historic Places, since February 26, 1998, for its contribution to African American heritage and agriculture. [3]

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History

The Morgan Farm was founded in 1886 by African-American Nathan Morgan (1849–1917), with the main farmhouse built a few years later in c. 1890. [3] Formerly enslaved, Morgan purchased 202 acres (82 ha) in 1886, where he farmed and raised his own family of nine children. [3]

The property consists of historic farmhouse, with a central hall and a room on each side; six historic outbuildings; cultivated land; pastures; a well; a non-historic ranch house; a shed; and a carport. [3] [4] The late-19th century Southern United States vernacular architecture-style can be seen on the property in the smokehouse, cotton barn, hog pen, mule barn, corn crib, and the hen house. [3]

In 1998, the property was still owned by the Morgan family. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ↑ Georgia Forestry. Georgia Forestry Commission. 1995. pp. 1995–8.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Edwards, Mark R. (1998). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Morgan Farm". National Park Service . Retrieved May 20, 2025. With accompanying pictures
  4. ↑ "Morgan Farm". NPGallery, Digital Asset Management System.
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