Olgetree Farm
Why it's listed
Ogletree Farm is a 68-acre property in the rural community of View, three miles northwest of Cornelia in Habersham County, Georgia. Its centerpiece is a large two-story Neoclassical Revival house built around 1913-1914, with a full-width porch, colossal columns, a cantilevered balcony and a central-hall Georgian plan. A log-centered barn, hot house, pump house, privy and well also survive from the same period. Phil Ogletree, a Georgia Tech engineering graduate, bought the land in 1912 and ran an apple orchard there for about twenty years. He used mechanized irrigation and a central spray plant, and helped found the Habersham Apple Growers Association and a regional packing house. In 1926 Progressive Farmer magazine named him a Master Farmer. He lost the farm during the 1930s after defaulting on two loans. The farm is recognized for its architecture and for its role in North Georgia's apple industry.
Significance in brief: The farm is significant in architecture because the main house is an outstanding early-20th-century Neoclassical Revival dwelling with a Georgian plan. It is significant in agriculture for the advanced apple orchard methods used by Phil Ogletree, including mechanized irrigation and central spraying, and for its ties to North Georgia's apple industry. Ogletree was named a Master Farmer in 1926.
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 97000753, listed July 9, 1997. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | Jct. of Pea Ridge Rd. and Paradise Park Rd., View |
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| County | Habersham County |
| Listed | July 9, 1997 |
| Reference number | 97000753 |
| Resource type | District |
| Period of significance | 1912-c.1933 |
| Architect / builder | Not known. Local craftsmen built the house, including Ezekia Tench (sawmill and masonry), William Milton Hardy, Volney Parker and John T. Vaughn. |
| Architectural style | Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals: Classical Revival (Neoclassical Revival, Georgian plan) |
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| Areas of significance | Agriculture, Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | The main house remains a single dwelling. Four historic outbuildings survive (barn, hot house, pump house, privy) and the well is filled with soil. Several other historic outbuildings were demolished or deteriorated. |
| Acreage | 68.4 |
| Coordinates | 34.54122, -83.59510 (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 97000753.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikidata Q141764782
- This listing as JSON
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