Built in 1869 (Gothic Revival). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
“Conner House, on Cedartown St. in Cave Spring, Georgia, was built in 1869 by Wesley O. Connor, the Superintendent of the Georgia School for the Deaf.”
Wikipedia article Wesley O. Conner House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 48 National Register listings published here for Floyd County · listed in 1980 · category: Building · built in 1869, Gothic Revival.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 318 fires within 5 miles of Wesley O. Conner House between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,658 acres in total. 14 started naturally. 139 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 139 |
| Debris and open burning | 135 |
| Natural | 14 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Smoking | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-FLOYD-009 |
| 6 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 13 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 2.4 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-FLOYD-008 |
| 4 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2011-POLK-006 |
| 4 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.8 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 33 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | 2.9 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 49 workings within 5 miles of Wesley O. Conner House: 23 past producers, 14 occurrences, 8 prospects, 3 unknowns. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Manganese, Aluminum, Iron, Cobalt, Manganese. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Callahan Property Cave Spring | Manganese, Cobalt | Past Producer | ||
| Gibson Mine | Manganese, Cobalt, Nickel | Producer | Residual | |
| Alabama Company Property | Iron, Manganese | Past Producer | 1874, 1918 | |
| Berkstresser Prop Cave Spring | Cobalt, Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Callahan | Manganese, Nickel, Cobalt | Unknown | Residual | |
| Mccollum | Manganese, Nickel, Cobalt | Unknown | Residual | |
| Mccollum Prospect Cave Spring | Cobalt, Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Spence Property | Iron, Manganese | Prospect | 1918 | |
| Cave Spring-A | Iron | Past Producer | Residual | |
| Cave Spring-B | Iron | Past Producer | Residual |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cave Spring, the town this property stands in, in 1 storm report in 1996: 1 hail. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1996 | Hail | Cave Spring | - | no account filed |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simmons House | under 500 feet | 1980 | |
| Rolator Park Historic District | 0.3 miles | 1980 | |
| Carroll-Harper House | 0.3 miles | 1980 | |
| Dr. W. T. McKinney House | 0.4 miles | 1980 | |
| Oliver P. Fannin House | 0.4 miles | 1980 | |
 | Fairview School | 0.4 miles | 2017 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 80001037 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Floyd County | All 48 listed properties in this county. |
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