Jones, Abe, House
Why it's listed
Built in 1905 as the farmhouse for a 93-acre cotton farm, this one-and-a-half-story house near Watkinsville, Georgia, reflects the Folk Victorian style of the turn of the century. It has a hipped roof with multiple gables, a wraparound front porch with turned posts and brackets, clipped corners, pointed-arch gable vents and a small Palladian dormer window. Inside, a modified central hall plan includes an extra room on the east side, added because original owner Abe Jones had ten children. Five original wood mantels, heart pine doors and beaded ceilings survive. Jones lost the land in 1926 amid the cotton economy's collapse after the boll weevil, though his family stayed on until 1940. The farmland was later subdivided, leaving the house on 2.46 acres. After a certified rehabilitation in 1990, it serves as office space. It was listed for its architecture as an intact local example of the Folk Victorian style and the Georgian Cottage type.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues the house is an intact example of the Folk Victorian style popular around the turn of the century in Georgia. It is also a late example of the "Georgian Cottage" house type, with an atypical modified central hall plan that adds a room for the original owner's ten children. It is eligible locally under Criterion C in the area of architecture.
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 93001572, listed January 28, 1994. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 2411 Hog Mountain Rd., Watkinsville |
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| County | Oconee County |
| Listed | January 28, 1994 |
| Reference number | 93001572 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1905 |
| Architectural style | Other: Folk Victorian |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Rehabilitated in 1990 (certified rehab) for commercial use; currently used as a medical office by a hospital outreach program. |
| Acreage | 3 |
| Coordinates | 33.86711, -83.44712 (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 93001572.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikidata Q134440564
- This listing as JSON
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