Crescent Farm
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| Location | GA 5, SE of GA 140, Canton, Georgia |
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| Coordinates | 34°14′12″N 84°29′55″W / 34.23667°N 84.49861°W |
| Area | 4 acres (1.6 ha) |
| Built | 1906 |
| Architect | Francis P. Smith |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 89002032[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 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
[edit]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]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ a b c d e 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
- ^ "Crescent Farm". Cherokee County Historical Society.
- ^ a b "Crescent Farm Rock Barn". Historical Marker Database.
- ^ Observable in photo
- ^ "Abbedale".
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