Corbett Farm

Corbett Farm
Location Rte 2, Lake Park, Georgia
Coordinates 30°41′36″N 83°06′29″W / 30.69328°N 83.10814°W / 30.69328; -83.10814Coordinates: 30°41′36″N 83°06′29″W / 30.69328°N 83.10814°W / 30.69328; -83.10814
Built 1878
Built by McLane, James
Architectural style Hall-Parlor House
NRHP reference # 00001455[1]
Added to NRHP December 1, 2000

The Corbett Farm near Echols in rural Echols County, Georgia was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.[1]

The property includes a farmhouse built ca. 1878-79 plus outbuildings. The farmhouse is a hall-parlor plan with a rear ell. It is built with a wood frame joined by mortise-and-tenon joints and it incorporates wooden pegs and square nails. It has original clapboard siding.[2]

The listing included five contributing buildings and one other contributing structure, plus a non-contributing garage.[2]

Under ownership of Bryant W. Corbett (d.1917), who built the farm, the farm primarily grew peanuts and corn. The corn was harvested but the peanuts were left in the field to feed hogs that would root them up.[2]

The farm was named a Georgia Centennial Family Farm in 1996 as it had been continuously operated as a farm by one family for over 100 years.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Holly L. Anderson (October 20, 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Corbett Farm". National Park Service. Retrieved March 3, 2017. with 17 photos


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