- Collection:
- Vanishing Georgia
- Title:
- [Photograph of the exterior of the Winn home, Hog Mountain, Gwinnett County, Georgia, 1979]
- Date of Original:
- 1979
- Subject:
- Architecture--Georgia--Hog Mountain
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, Gwinnett County, Hog Mountain, 34.04955, -83.92907
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Hog Mountain, 1979. View of the home of Elisha Winn (1777-1842) built prior to 1818. When Gwinnett County was created in 1818, this home served as the site for county court, elections, etc. for over a year.
2003/06/17: Built around 1812 by Elisha Winn, the house and barn served as Gwinnett County's first courthouse. It is the county's oldest surviving structure. Among those related to Winn by blood or marriage are: C. H. Brand, a lawyer who served as president of Brand Banking and went on to national fame as a key member of the U. S. House of Representatives; and Thomas Elisha Winn, a lawyer who served a term as a U. S. Representative. Over a century, the Winn house was occupied and cared for. After the Second World War, it fell into disrepair. Thanks to the Gwinnett Historical Society, the home has been completely renovated to the way it looked in 1870. - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_vang_gwn100
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/vang/do:gwn100
- Rights Holder:
- Held by Georgia Archives, 5800 Jonesboro Road, Morrow, GA 30260.
Contact repository re: reproduction and usage. - Additional Rights Information:
- Please contact holding institution for information regarding use and copyright status.
- Holding Institution:
- Georgia Archives
- Rights:
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