Jct. of Possum Creek Rd. and US 129, Jefferson, Georgia. County/parish: Jackson.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places September 05, 1990. NRIS 90001408.
6 contributing buildings. 3 contributing structures. 1 contributing object.Also known as:
The Holder Plantation, located in Jackson County, Georgia near its county seat, Jefferson, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. The plantation's main house, an I-house mainly built around 1867, and numerous outbuildings on 28 acres (11 ha) are included in the listing. It has also been known as the Plantation at Jefferson.
The I-house is a two-story addition to an earlier 1850s structure that survives as part of a rear ell.
It was recognized as a centennial farm in 1993. It is "considered regionally significant and included in the Northeast Georgia Regional Comprehensive Plan."
"The son of one owner was John N. Holder, longtime owner/editor of The Jackson Herald and five time candidate for Governor."
Historic function: Domestic; Agriculture/subsistence
Historic subfunction: Single Dwelling; Agricultural Outbuildings; Agricultural Fields
Criteria: architecture/engineering
The listing included six contributing buildings, three contributing structures, and a contributing object.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93208696