Holder Plantation
Why it's listed
Holder Plantation is a surviving farm complex about three and a half miles northwest of Jefferson, Georgia. Its centerpiece is a two-story, frame I-house built around 1867 as an addition to an 1850s two-room structure with a central chimney. The house has a five-bay front, square columns, two-level porches, and an entrance with transom and sidelights. Inside, heart pine floors, plain mantels, wainscoting and original moldings remain. Behind the house stand historic outbuildings, including a commissary for workers, a sweet potato house and a two-story granary, all frame buildings with tin gable roofs on stone piers. Wagon sheds, wells, a stone wall, a rock dam from a former cotton gin and a metal water tower also survive. The property was listed for architecture because the house shows how a modest antebellum dwelling was expanded, and because the outbuildings represent functional farm building types that are now rare. Thomas R. Holder bought 586 acres in 1863 and held 1,589 acres by 1873.
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| Period of significance | 1850s, c. 1867 |
|---|---|
| Styles | Other: I-house |
| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Acreage | 28 |
| Boundary source | NPS cultural-resource GIS polygon |
| Full listing page | Holder Plantation (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.