Old Rock House (Thomson, Georgia)

Old Rock House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Nearest city	Thomson, Georgia
Coordinates	33°28′56″N82°33′28″W / 33.4823°N 82.5579°W / 33.4823; -82.5579
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

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Hellmann, Paul T. (May 13, 2013). Historical Gazetteer of the United States. Routledge. p. 249. ISBN   978-1135948597 . Retrieved November 30, 2013.
3. 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.
4. Georgia SHPO ^{[ usurped ]}

External links

• Atlas Obsucra article