- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Christmas Tree House
- Date of Original:
- 1708/2022
- Subject:
- Dwellings--Georgia--Elberton
Trees--Georgia--Elberton
Christmas trees--Georgia--Elberton
Commercial buildings--Georgia--Elberton
Historic buildings--Georgia--Elberton
Signs and signboards--Georgia--Elberton
Buildings--Georgia--Elberton
Elberton (Ga.)--Buildings, structures, etc. - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Elbert County, Elberton, 34.11159, -82.86863
- Medium:
- color photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- The "Christmas Tree House" was the home of George Loehr, where it is said that in 1858 the first Christmas tree was erected in Georgia. Local schools and organizations decorate Christmas trees in front of the house every December. The building is now a place of business.
Photograph of the Elberton, Georgia house known as the "Christmas Tree House." The gray house features a sloping roof and a low porch that runs the length of the house. A decorated Christmas tree sits in the yard in front of the house, and a sign stands next to the tree.
This structure was the home of George Loehr, where it is said that in 1858 the first Christmas tree was erected in Georgia. Local schools and organizations decorate Christmas trees in front of the house every December. The building is now a place of business. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/counties-cities-neighborhoods/elberton/m-2623/
- Rights Holder:
- Photograph by Melinda Smith Mullikin, New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Additional Rights Information:
- Please contact holding institution for information regarding use and copyright status.
- Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/counties-cities-neighborhoods/elberton
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia - Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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