Almand-O'Kelley-Walker House
United States historic place
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The Almand-O'Kelley-Walker House is a historic house built around 1870 in Conyers, Georgia. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.[1]
Almand-O'Kelley-Walker House | |
Front door seen from Green Street | |
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| Location | 981 Green St., Conyers, Georgia |
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| Coordinates | 33°39′50″N 84°00′56″W |
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1870 |
| Architectural style | Folk victorian |
| NRHP reference No. | 97001647[1] |
| Added to NRHP | February 2, 1998 |
John Henry Almand (1846-1918), The first owner of this house lived here in 1870's, was a merchant, treasurer of the first Board of Education, and later county commissioner and organizer of the Conyers Institute School, as well as founder of the Bank of Rockdale.[2]
John Floyd Almand (1848-1918), The builder of this house and second owner, lived here after John H. Almand’s ownership until 1884. He was cousin of John H. Almand.[2]
The listing included three contributing buildings and two contributing structures.[3]
Architecture and design
This is a one story wooden house built in Folk Victorian style, featuring design details typically of that era.[3]
Key architectural features include
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- The house is built on brick piers.
- It has four original chimneys and six original fireplaces.
- The roof features seven gables (hence its nickname House of Seven Gables)
- Decorative sawn brackets are present under the eaves and on the porch supports.
- Original interior details remain intact, including heart pine floors, high ceilings (about 13 feet), plaster walls, picture moldings, and chair rails.
- The property also includes historic outbuildings, such as a garden shed and a storage shed dating from the 1920s.
All these features make this house a well preserved example of Flok victorian residential architecture from the late19th century.[3]
Photos
Rear porch seen from the driveway entrance on Scott Street.
Sign along the Scott Street side of the property proclaiming it as the "House of Seven Gables, circa 1870"
