Cabiness-Hunt House
Why it's listed
Located between Round Oak and Wayside in Jones County, Georgia, this frame house is really two houses in one. The older section, the Cabiness House, was built around 1810 by George Cabiness or his son Harrison. It is a plain two-story, beaded weatherboard house raised on brick piers, with paneled mantels and a chimney whose glazed bricks form a repeating diamond pattern. In 1850 Thomas Hunt bought it and, needing more room for his nine young children, moved his own house from a neighboring land lot and joined it to the Cabiness section. A quarter-turn stairway and later rear and porch-level additions followed. The house is regarded as an early example of rural Georgia architecture, built soon after the area was opened to settlement, and for its successful union of two distinct buildings. It also reflects the Cabiness and Hunt families and nearby Civil War events. It is used only occasionally by hunters, and restoration is planned.
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| Period of significance | 19th Century |
|---|---|
| Styles | Pioneer/Greek Revival elements |
| Areas of significance | Architecture, Social History |
| Acreage | 25 |
| Boundary source | NPS cultural-resource GIS polygon |
| Full listing page | Cabiness-Hunt House (property record) |
What listing means for this property
This is a historic district. Buildings within its boundary are either contributing (they add to the district's significance) or non-contributing. Owners of contributing income-producing buildings can claim the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit; homeowners should look at state credits. National Register districts impose no design review by themselves; a local historic district ordinance, if one exists, does (the difference explained).
Noted as vacant in the nomination. Nomination documents can be decades old; current status may differ. If you are considering buying an empty listed property, read the due-diligence checklist.
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