United States, Georgia, Hancock County, Sparta, 33.2757, -82.97626Linley, John1960/1980Located at: Greensboro Highway, 2 miles north of Sparta, Ga.The Hollis House is composed of three wood frame houses attached together. The main structure is a two-story house featuring a one-story entrance portico with pediment supported by slender posts. Adjoining it is a one-story structure with attic and dormers. On the other side of the house with dormers is a smaller one-story structure without an attic. The houses were built circa 1786, 1812, and 1820 and assembled into one structure by Edward Vason Jones. The main part of the house is the Cooper house (1820) moved to the site from Powelton, and the Brookins-Mullally house (1812) was moved from east of Sparta to join the complex. For more information see Rozier, John. The Houses of Hancock: 1785-1865. Decatur, Ga.: Auldfarran Books, c1996, pp. 107-108.Date of structure: 1786.image/jpegForms part of: John Linley Collectionhttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/Hollis, SamHollis, KatherineMosley familyHowell familyDecoration and ornament--Federal styleGreek Revival (Architecture)EuropeanWood (plant material)BrickHousesDwellingsArchitecture--Georgia--SpartaArchitecture--Georgia--Hancock CountyHowell Place (near Sparta, Ga.)Hollis House (near Sparta, Ga.)StillImage