John Rutherford House
- Also Known As: Beckham's Mount Plantation also Grantland-Stevenson House
- Address: 550 Allen Memorial Dr
Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
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Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
1824/00/00 | Daniel Pratt | Architect | A 2-story, clapboard plantation Plain style House with Federal details is built for John Rutherford. John Linley, author of the Architecture of Middle Georgia, calls this style Oconee Federal. Daniel Pratt is attributed as the architect-builder. | |||
1824/00/00 | Col John Rutherford | Home | The Grantland-Stevenson House is constructed on Beckham's Mount for Col John Rutherford, two miles west of the present site. | |||
1859/00/00 | Robert C Smith the Rutherford House moved 2 miles to the west. Robert C Smith, a planter, minister and Professor at Oglethorpe University, bought the house in 1853. | |||||
1975/06/00 | Everette Barman acquires the Grantland-Stevenson House. After extensive research, he will begin a restoration program. |
Particulars for John Rutherford House: | |
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Area of Significance | Architecture |
Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
Sight Category | Building |
Architectural Style | Federal Style |
Attribute | Moved property |
Other Description | Oconee Federal, Plain style |
Owner | Private |
Historic Use | Secondary structure |
Historic Use | Single dwelling |
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