Crescent Farm

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Crescent Farm
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LocationGA 5, SE of GA 140, Canton, Georgia
Coordinates 34°14′12″N84°29′55″W / 34.23667°N 84.49861°W / 34.23667; -84.49861 (Crescent Farm) Coordinates: 34°14′12″N84°29′55″W / 34.23667°N 84.49861°W / 34.23667; -84.49861 (Crescent Farm)
Area4 acres (1.6 ha)
Built1906
Architect Francis P. Smith
Architectural style Colonial Revival
NRHP reference No. 89002032 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 27, 1989

The Crescent Farm, near Canton, Georgia on Georgia State Route 5 southeast of Georgia State Route 140, is a historic property that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. The listing includes two contributing buildings (the house and the barn/stable) and a non-contributing structure, on 4 acres (1.6 ha). [1]

Description

The farm's two-story Georgian Revival house, built in 1922 and known as Edgewater Hall or A.L. Coggins House, is situated on Mt. Etowah and overlooks the Etowah River, which forms a crescent shape around the original 350 acres (1.4 km2) property. [2] The house was designed by Atlanta architect Francis P. Smith (1886-1971). [3] [2] The house was renovated considerably in 1986 when it was converted for use by the Cherokee Federal Savings Bank. [2]

Separated from the house by Georgia State Route 5 is the associated rock and brick barn, built in 1906 as a stable for race horses. The barn was built after a fire destroyed its wooden predecessor, killing valuable race horses. [4] The barn was built from rock quarried by the Etowah River, and with bricks in its gable level; [2] it has a stepped gable at the front. [5] The property also had a one-mile track used for harness racing. [2] Crescent Farm was known for its racehorses raised by A.L. Coggins. Abbedale (1917-1950) [6] was the farm's most famous racehorse, and went on to sire six pacers with two-minute mile records. [4]

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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 4 5 Lisa Raflo (October 9, 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Crescent Farm / Edgewater Hall / A.L. Coggins House". National Park Service . Retrieved February 18, 2021. With accompanying 15 photos from 1989
  3. "Crescent Farm". Cherokee County Historical Society.
  4. 1 2 "Crescent Farm Rock Barn". Historical Marker Database.
  5. Observable in photo
  6. "Abbedale".