Fannin-Trutti-Handley Place
Why it's listed
Just north of Interstate 85 near LaGrange, this Troup County farm district is built around a two-story white clapboard house begun between 1835 and 1837 for James W. Fannin. The house is said to have been designed by Collin Rogers in the Federal style. In 1909 James Madison Handley, Sr. remodeled it, adding a four-columned Ionic portico, a wraparound porch, oak floors and new interior details, while the original two-story entrances with sidelights and fan transoms were kept. Surrounding the house are a dairy barn, bottling rooms, hay and calf barns, a well house, a store, a tenant house, a slave house ruin and a family cemetery holding the graves of early owners. The place was a cotton plantation and later one of the earliest and largest dairies in the county under the Handley family. Its period of significance ends in 1924, when J. M. Handley died and farm development peaked. Eleven contributing resources survive from an original estate of about 800 acres.
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| Period of significance | c1835-1924 |
|---|---|
| Styles | Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals/Neoclassical Revival (with earlier Federal style features) |
| Areas of significance | Architecture, Agriculture |
| Acreage | 29 |
| Boundary source | NPS cultural-resource GIS polygon |
| Full listing page | Fannin-Trutti-Handley Place (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).
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.