Griffeth-Pendley House
Why it's listed
Five miles from Jasper in rural Pickens County, Georgia, a one-story hewn-log dogtrot house has stood since 1877. Two unequal rooms sit on either side of an open breezeway under one side-gable metal roof, supported on stone piers of granite and marble, with a stone chimney. Later changes include a rear bedroom added around 1905 by the Pendley family, vertical plank siding covered with asphalt siding in 1938-1939, and a shed-roof porch added in 1941. Inside, the original floor plan, wood floors and kitchen plaster ceiling remain. The property also includes an 1877 saddle-notch log barn, a log privy, an 1877 well and a well house built in 1948. The house was listed for architecture at the state level. It is described as a rare dogtrot that keeps its open passage and has changed little since 1905. Only 156 dogtrot houses were recorded among 82,678 historic resources in Georgia's survey. It remains a private home.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues the house is an excellent, intact and rare example of a late 19th-century log dogtrot house. It keeps its open breezeway, historic materials and original floor plan. Only 156 dogtrot houses appear among 82,678 resources in the statewide Georgia historic resources survey.
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 08000293, listed April 16, 2008. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 2198 Cove Rd., Jasper |
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| County | Pickens County |
| Listed | April 16, 2008 |
| Reference number | 08000293 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1877, C. 1905, 1948 |
| Architectural style | OTHER: log dogtrot |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Still in use as a single dwelling; the well is still in use and the kitchen is still furnished and used as a kitchen. |
| Acreage | 10 |
| Coordinates | 34.46517, -84.39114 (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 08000293.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q16994541
- This listing as JSON
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