Maj Francis Boykin House
- Also Known As: Boykin Hall
- Address: 820 GA 24
- Vicinity: 10 mi (16 km) SE of Milledgeville off GA 24
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
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| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1785/00/00 | Maj Francis Boykin | Owner | Philip Logan deeds 287 1-2 acres of land bounded on the southwest by the Oconee River to Francis Boykin and Zachariah Cantey for 100 pounds sterling. Here, Francis Boykin and his wife, Catherine Whitaker Boykin, establish a home. | |||
| 1821/00/00 | Daniel Pratt | Architect | Dr Samuel Boykin, gives up his medical practice to manage the family plantation. It is probable that either he or his father, Major Francis Boykin, built the house c 1821. The design of Boykin Hall is attributed to Daniel Pratt. | |||
| 1821/08/21 | Maj Francis Boykin | Died | Francis Boykin dies in Baldwin County at William Rutherford's. His life furnished an example of that steadfastness of habit which should characterize the Christian walk of all professors of religion. He is buried at the Samuel Boykin Family Cemetery. |
| Particulars for Maj Francis Boykin House: | |
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| Area of Significance | Architecture |
| Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
| Sight Category | Building |
| Architectural Style | Federal Style |
| Architectural Style | Greek Revival |
| Owner | Private |
| Historic Use | Single dwelling |
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