Braswell-Carnes House
Why it's listed
Built around 1865-66 by Ephraim Braswell, a returning Civil War veteran, this one-story frame farmhouse on Burnt Hickory Road in Marietta, Georgia, has six rooms, a wide central hall and a U-shaped porch. Its hand-hewn timber frame rests on piers of native stone and is covered in weatherboard, with plank walls and wide oak and pine floors inside. The design follows the Plantation Plain tradition, shortened to one story as was common in the Georgia Piedmont. The porch, extended in 1910, carries Victorian columns and brackets. Braswell farmed 100 acres received from his father-in-law and died in 1882. James Davis Carnes, a farmer who arranged sharecropping across his large holdings, bought the house in 1898, and it has stayed in the Carnes family. A kitchen was added in 1936 and a restoration took place in 1982. The 12.796-acre property is listed for its architecture and local history, since few homes can be documented to the Civil War period.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues the house is a good example of Plantation Plain domestic architecture adapted to the Georgia Piedmont as a one-story dwelling, built with local materials and later given Victorian porch details. It is also significant in local history as the home of Civil War veteran Ephraim Braswell and later of the Carnes family. Few homes can be documented to this period.
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 84000974, listed March 1, 1984. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 2430 Burnt Hickory Rd., NW, Marietta |
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| County | Cobb County |
| Listed | March 1, 1984 |
| Reference number | 84000974 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1861-66 |
| Architect / builder | Unknown other than owner |
| Architectural style | Plantation Plain |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Occupied private residence; restored in 1982 and still owned by the Carnes family descendants. |
| Acreage | 13 |
| Coordinates | 33.96716, -84.62330 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
National Register listing is honorary for a privately owned home: it does not by itself restrict what an owner may do with their own money, and it does not require public access. Restrictions come from local landmark or historic-district ordinances, which are separate (how they differ).
Owner-occupied houses are not eligible for the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit, which applies to income-producing buildings, but many states offer credits for homeowners. Listing also opens the door to preservation easements and to buying a plaque. Start with what listing means for homeowners, renovating a listed house and selling one.
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 84000974.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q55605875
- This listing as JSON
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