E. Main St., Lumpkin, Georgia. County/parish: Stewart.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places June 29, 1982. NRIS 82002467.
1 contributing building.Also known as:
Bush-Usher House Upload image June 29, 1982 (#82002467) E. Main St. 32°02′58″N 84°47′29″W Lumpkin
The Bush-Usher House, or Usher House, on E. Main St. in Lumpkin, Georgia, was built before 1919. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
It is a one-story clapboarded bungalow with a square central hall plan, built upon a brick pier foundation. It has a balloon frame and a hipped roof; its eaves have exposed purlins; it has three interior chimneys.
It was home of J. Fred Usher, a local carpenter.
It was expanded by a shed addition to the rear around the 1940s, and in 1980 there was a c.1930 tin garage at the back.
It was listed as part of a study of historic resources in Lumpkin which led to National Register nomination of 15 historic districts and individual buildings.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93206576