Strickland, A.D., Store
Also known as: Bryant's Store; J.R. Anderson Store
Why it's listed
Built around 1878, this one-story, wood-framed country store sits beside State Route 286 in the Dawnville area, roughly eight miles northeast of Dalton, Georgia. It has weatherboard siding, a tin roof, gable returns, a full-width shed porch and a single open room inside with a wood- and coal-burning stove. The store served farmers who bought supplies on credit against their crops, and for a time it housed the community post office, with the storekeeper acting as postmaster. A. D. Strickland ran it in the early twentieth century, adding gasoline and kerosene pumps and tire repair equipment that remain attached to the building. It was long the only general store in the district. Of more than 65,000 resources in the Georgia survey, only 221 were rural buildings originally used as stores, and just 38 still operate as stores. The store stopped operating as a general store by 1970. It was listed for its commercial and social role and its simple, intact form.
Significance in brief: The nomination calls it an excellent, intact example of a once-common but now rare rural country store, among the oldest surviving in Georgia. It is significant in commerce for serving the Dawnville farming economy, and in social history as a post office and community gathering place. It is also significant in architecture for its simple, typical one-room form.
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 05000405, listed May 10, 2005. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 1385 Dawnville Rd., Dalton |
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| County | Whitfield County |
| Listed | May 10, 2005 |
| Reference number | 05000405 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | c.1878-1955 |
| Architect / builder | Unknown |
| Architectural style | No style |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture, Commerce, Social History |
| Level of significance | State |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | The store is no longer operated as a general store; it closed by 1970, and the form lists its current function as other. The interior retains a stove, shelving and an attic. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Coordinates | 34.82110, -84.87940 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
For an income-producing building, listing (individually or as a contributing building in a district) is the gateway to the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit on qualified rehabilitation costs, often stackable with state credits. Work claiming the credit must follow the Secretary of the Interior's Standards and be approved in advance.
Listing does not restrict a private owner acting without federal money or permits; where federal funding or licensing is involved, Section 106 review applies.
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 05000405.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q106887160
- This listing as JSON
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