Willow Lake, in
Macon County, Georgia
Macon County is a county located in the west central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 14,740. The county seat is Oglethorpe.
The Macon County Courthouse is located in Oglethorpe.
History
Macon ...
near
Marshallville, Georgia
Marshallville is a city in Macon County, Georgia, United States. The population was 1,048 at the 2020 census, down from 1,448 in 2010.
History
Marshallville was founded in the 1820s. It was incorporated as a town in 1854 and as a city in 1953.
...
, is a historic house built in 1875–80. 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 1980. The listing included five
contributing buildings
In the law regulating historic districts in the United States, a contributing property or contributing resource is any building, object, or structure which adds to the historical integrity or architectural qualities that make the historic distric ...
on .
[
It was here where Samuel H. Rumph developed the Elberta peach. It was his home until 1904 when he moved into town.][
The Willow Lake Nursery had over 65,000 trees.]
References
National Register of Historic Places in Macon County, Georgia
Greek Revival architecture in Georgia (U.S. state)
Houses completed in 1875
1875 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state)
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