Turk Family Farm
Why it's listed
Turk Family Farm is a 13.61-acre working farm on Carson Segars Road north of Maysville, in Banks County, Georgia. Joseph Columbus Turk bought the original land in 1898 and built a three-room gabled ell cottage, later enlarged with a kitchen, bedroom, front parlor and dining room. Around it stand a livestock barn, a corncrib and wagon shelter, a milling barn, a concrete block store, a broiler house and a hen house, along with a well and a pond. The farm grew cotton and corn at first, then added peppers, forestry, dairying and a commercial egg business in the 1940s as regional farming changed. A country store has operated on the property since 1901. The farm was listed for its record of small-scale agriculture and local commerce, and for the cottage and outbuildings that show how a family farmstead developed from about 1898 to 1959.
Significance in brief: The farm is an intact example of a small, diversified family farm that adapted to changing technology and markets through the 20th century, moving from cotton and corn to eggs, dairying, peppers and forestry. The main house is a good example of a gabled ell cottage that grew through additions. The farm store, in place since 1901, reflects the commercial role of country stores.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 03001365, listed January 8, 2003. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 534 Carson Segars Rd., Maysville |
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| County | Banks County |
| Listed | January 8, 2003 |
| Reference number | 03001365 |
| Resource type | District |
| Period of significance | 1898-1959 |
| Architect / builder | Joseph Columbus Turk |
| Architectural style | Other/Gabled Ell Cottage |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Agriculture, Architecture, Commerce |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | The farm is still a working family farm, and the main house is still used as a single-family dwelling; the store is no longer listed among current functions. |
| Acreage | 13.6 |
| Coordinates | 34.29366, -83.54506 (NPS GIS) |
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.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 03001365.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikidata Q141700551
- This listing as JSON
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