Brown-Bryson Farm
Why it's listed
Brown-Bryson Farm is a 168-acre working farm about a mile southwest of Siloam in Greene County, Georgia. Its centerpiece is a one-and-one-half-story Gothic Revival cottage completed in 1877 for lawyer and cotton farmer Thomas Tillery Brown and his wife, Eliza Ann. Builder Jim Bryson replaced an earlier house of about 1870 that burned in 1873 or 1874, and the chimneys are believed to have survived the fire. The house has lacy bargeboard, sawn brackets, window hoods and heart-pine interiors. Behind it, a smokehouse, tenant houses, barns, a shed, a privy and a well house form a landscape of work, while a picket fence and ornate gate frame an ornamental front yard. Fields and pastures show evidence of historic terracing. The property is significant for its rare rural Gothic Revival design, its intact landscape, and more than a century of continuous farming, from cotton and row crops worked by tenants to cattle and hay. The Brown-Bryson family held it until 1964.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues the farm is a rare, intact example of a Gothic Revival rural dwelling and outbuilding complex, with only 27 of 117 surveyed Gothic Revival cottages in Georgia in a rural agricultural setting. It also cites an intact ornamental yard and 'landscape of work' tied to Downing's ideas. It is further significant as a Piedmont farm operated continuously for over 120 years, producing cotton and row crops with tenant labor.
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 99000693, listed June 10, 1999. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 1760 Siloam-Veazey Rd., Siloam |
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| County | Greene County |
| Listed | June 10, 1999 |
| Reference number | 99000693 |
| Resource type | District |
| Period of significance | C. 1870-1948 |
| Architect / builder | Jim Bryson |
| Architectural style | Late Victorian: Gothic Revival |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Agriculture |
| Level of significance | State |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Still a working farm with the house in use; owners grow hay and raise livestock, and historic outbuildings have been repaired and stabilized. |
| Acreage | 168 |
| Coordinates | 33.52780, -83.10337 (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 99000693.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q55606026
- This listing as JSON
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