
Also known as a plantation plain house, the farmhouse is not far from the Laurens and Spartanburg County lines.
Also known as a plantation plain house, the farmhouse is not far from the Laurens and Spartanburg County lines.
Initially built as a plantation plain or I-house in 1849, the Asa Chandler home showcases Folk Victorian additions. Reverend Asa Chandler was a Baptist preacher and small-scale farmer in Elbert County. He utilized enslaved labor to cultivate a wide variety of crops on his land.
According to Scott Reed, an Athens-based preservationist, this home is believed to be older than want is stated in the National Register of Historic Places and that it first started as a dog trot.
In 1917, the home was purchased by Walter Jones.
The home was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
This is oldest known home in Morgan County, Georgia. It was built around 1805. This plantation plain is on remarkably well-maintained land. I understand there is a plan to stabilize and save the home.
During the pandemic, I spent a lot of time in my car traveling backroads looking for places to photograph. This pre-Civil War home was an unexpected find.