Gulley-Gurley Farm
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Why it's listed
This farm in rural Hart County, Georgia, covers 26.9 acres two miles northeast of Bowersville. It was once part of a 51-acre tract given to Lonnie and Lou Ellen Gulley, who established the farm around 1900. In 1909 they built a one-and-one-half-story Georgian cottage with a center hall, four principal rooms and a wrap-around porch. Lumber came from the family's own sawmill. The house had running water from a pressurized tank and gas lighting from a carbide generator. Behind it sit a main barn, crib barn, shed and smokehouse/salthouse, with pasture and timber beyond. The farm produced mostly corn and cotton, and Lonnie Gulley also harvested timber between 1900 and 1940. The property was recognized for the intact architecture of the house and for the working landscape and outbuildings that show small-scale agriculture in the early twentieth century. The house was rehabilitated in 1995, and one 1970s garage is the only noncontributing building.
Significance in brief: The main house is argued to be an outstanding early-20th-century example of a Georgian cottage that survives largely unaltered with its center-hall, double-pile plan. The farm's work yards, fences, barns and sheds, along with pasture and timber lands, reflect early-20th-century corn, cotton and timber production in Northeast Georgia.
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 97000334, listed April 17, 1997. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 1389 Lou Gurley Road, Bowersville |
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| County | Hart County |
| Listed | April 17, 1997 |
| Reference number | 97000334 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | c.1900-1940 |
| Architectural style | Other: Georgian cottage |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture, Agriculture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Still used as a single dwelling; the main house was rehabilitated in 1995. |
| Acreage | 26.9 |
| Coordinates | 34.39850, -83.03622 (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 97000334.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- This listing as JSON
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