Crowder, William Leonard, Home Place

This farm property in the Handy Crossroads area, about 10 miles west of Newnan in Coweta County, Georgia, centers on a two-story, L-shaped, wood-framed farmhouse built in the 1880s. It has a gabled roof, two brick chimneys, a granite foundation, and a front porch with Victorian gingerbread cutwork. Outbuildings include a chicken house, privy, and grist mill, while the sites of a cotton gin, cane mill, wheelbarrow factory, and general store are also on the land. William Leonard Crowder (1847-1918) acquired the property in 1872 and ran these businesses alongside the farm. His store served local residents as a place to buy goods, collect mail, and vote. The grounds feature semi-circular terraces, old trees, and a swept-sand front yard. The property was recognized for its agriculture, commerce, architecture, landscape architecture, and potential historic archaeology, with a period of significance from 1880 to 1930.