The Harris-Murrow-Trowell House in

Screven County, Georgia Screven County is a county located in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 14,067. The county seat is Sylvania. History The county was created on December 14, 1793, and was named for G ...

was built 1889 as one of the first houses in the small village of Oliver, after

Central of Georgia Railway The Central of Georgia Railway started as the Central Rail Road and Canal Company in 1833. As a way to better attract investment capital, the railroad changed its name to Central Rail Road and Banking Company of Georgia. This railroad was cons ...

established a stop there. It was listed on the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...

in 2009. Its NRHP nomination described it as having "local significance in the area of architecture as a good example of a 1889 gabled wing cottage type house with an attached tenant house on the rear elevation. According to Georgia's ''Living Places: Historic Houses in Their Landscaped Settings'', gabled wing cottages were built throughout Georgia primarily between 1875 and 1915 on farms and in Georgia's towns and cities. It was a popular house type that was built throughout the state in both modest and well-to-do parts of the state. The gabled wing cottage is either T-or L-shaped and usually has a gabled roof. Other than the rear addition, the Harris-Murrow-Trowell House retains its historic exterior and interior finishes and materials and has changed little since its construction."

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Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Georgia (U.S. state) Houses completed in 1888 National Register of Historic Places in Screven County, Georgia {{GeorgiaUS-NRHP-stub