Singleton House (Eatonton, Georgia)

Coordinates: 33°18′03″N 83°29′50″W / 33.30083°N 83.49722°W / 33.30083; -83.49722
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Singleton House
Singleton House (Eatonton, Georgia) is located in Georgia
Singleton House (Eatonton, Georgia)
Nearest cityEatonton, Georgia
Coordinates33°18′03″N 83°29′50″W / 33.30083°N 83.49722°W / 33.30083; -83.49722
Area60 acres (24 ha)
Builtc.1854
Built bySuiter, S.J.
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Italianate
NRHP reference No.74000701[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 1, 1974

The Singleton House near

Georgia Route 16.[1] More specifically, it is about seven miles west of Eatonton, then one mile south of the intersection of Highway 16 and Georgia Highway 142, on the right fork of a what was a dirt road in 1974.[2] In 2018, it may be located off what is now named McMillen Road, and may be the structure at exactly 33°17′52″N 83°29′37″W / 33.297786°N 83.493705°W / 33.297786; -83.493705
.

The house, which has also been known as the Singleton-McMillen House, was built around 1854. It is a Greek Revival-style plantation house once associated with about 1,500 acres (6.1 km2) of farmland.[2]

It was deemed notable as "an outstanding cultural example of a modest, yet classically sophisticated plantation residence that was originally owned by prominent Putnam County citizens David and Rebecca Singleton."[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b c Elizabeth Z. Macgregor; Carole Stevens (March 13, 1974). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Singleton House". National Park Service. Retrieved March 8, 2018. With two photos from 1973.