United States, Georgia, Chattooga County, Summerville, 34.48064, -85.347731708/2022The historic Couey House in Summerville, built during the 1840s, was one of the first pioneer homes in Chattooga County. Moved about seven miles from its original location to accomodate the widening of U.S. Highway 27 in 1995, the house is today owned and preserved by the Georgia Department of Transportation.Photograph of the rear entry to the Couey house, located in Summerville, Georgia. Built in the early 1840s by Andrew McSelland Couey and his sons, this single-pen log house is one of the earliest pioneer homes in Chattooga County. Because the original site in Tidings was needed for the widening of U.S. Highway 27, the house was moved in 1995 to Dowdy Park in Summerville. It sits on a section of land between a road and railroad tracks. A path leads to the back door of the small log cabin. A blooming crape myrtle grows next to the sidewalk.image/jpeghttp://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/preservation-lawsForms part of: New Georgia Encyclopediahttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/preservation-lawsForms part of: New Georgia EncyclopediaDwellings--Georgia--SummervilleBuildings--Georgia--SummervilleHistoric buildings--Georgia--SummervilleLog cabins--Georgia--SummervilleRailroad tracks--Georgia--SummervilleSidewalks--Georgia--SummervilleTrees--Georgia--SummervilleSummerville (Ga.)--Buildings, structures, etc.Crape myrtle, Common--Georgia--SummervilleCouey HouseStillImage