Eison House, Haynes Bridge Road at State Route 120, Alpharetta, Fulton County, GA. Surveyed as HABS GA,61-ALPH,1-, with a 434-word written history.
“The Eison House is historically significant as an intact extended hall and parlor house type.”
Written record, HABS GA,61-ALPH,1- survey. Machine-read text.
Surveyed by the federal HABS program as HABS GA,61-ALPH,1- · the record runs 434 words · one of 145 surveyed structures published for this county.
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The Eison House is historically significant as an intact extended hall and parlor house type. It possesses a local level of significance in the area of architecture. Description: The Eison House is a representative example of an extended hall and parlor house type. Architectural features of interest include compound gabled roof, tripartite windows, a full facade front porch and original siding. Interior features include wooden fireplace mantles and original wood walls. The resource is situated on a level lot with sparse informal landscaping including foundation plantings and planting beds around the front porch. The house fronts State Route 120 and is set back from the facility. History: In Mr. Vestor Eison constructed the house. Mr. Eison and his wife, Carrie, lived in the house until Mr.
Eison sold the house in to Henry Harmon. Mr. Harmon sold the house in to GW. Burge. The house was sold several more times during the next twenty-five years when it was purchased by Joe B. Johnston. Mr. Johnston used the house as rental property. Mr. Johnston died and in the house was placed in a trust for his heirs.
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1. William E. Spence, former tenant, verbal interview on April 9, 2. James E. Spence, next door neighbor, verbal interview on April 9, 3. John Childress, son-in-law of the late Joe B. Johnston, verbal interview on April 9, 4. Sallie W. Johnston, former owner of the house and wife of the late Joe B. Johnston, verbal interview on April 16, 5. Walter Gomel, attorney of the Joe B. Johnston Estate, verbal interview on April 17, 6. Fulton County Tax Assessors Office, deed research conducted on April 16,
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| Alpharetta, Georgia | The place record: every map, photograph and survey of this town. |
| Fulton County, Georgia | 146 topographic sheets across the county. |
| Library of Congress record | The original filed report as the survey filed it. |
The federal survey recorded these other structures elsewhere in Fulton County. These are the other structures they measured and filed a report on, longest report first.
| Sheet | Structure | Survey | Report |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia State Capitol | HABS GA,61-ATLA,3- | 289,808 words | |
| Rich's Downtown Department Store | HABS GA-2290 | 20,007 words | |
| Techwood Homes (Public Housing) | HABS GA,61-ATLA,60- | 14,395 words | |
| Sweet Auburn Historic District | HABS GA,61-ATLA,1- | 13,800 words | |
| John Hope Homes (Public Housing) | HABS GA,61-ATLA,55- | 10,441 words | |
| Fort McPherson | HABS GA,61-ATLA,59A- | 10,395 words | |
| Clark Howell Homes (Public Housing) | HABS GA,61-ATLA,63- | 9,456 words | |
| English Avenue School | HABS GA-298 | 8,914 words | |
| Chattahoochee Brick Company | HALS GA-7 | 7,622 words | |
| Atlanta Fixtures Building | HABS GA,61-ATLA,9- | 5,576 words | |
| Pace's Ferry Earthwork | HAER GA-158 | 5,400 words | |
| Techwood Homes | HABS GA,61-ATLA,60F- | 4,654 words | |
| Druid Hills Historic District | HABS GA-2390 | 4,647 words | |
| Palmer House Apartments | HABS GA-2402 | 3,635 words | |
| Techwood Homes | HABS GA,61-ATLA,60S- | 3,612 words | |
| Clark Howell Homes | HABS GA,61-ATLA,63A- | 3,577 words | |
| Techwood Homes | HABS GA,61-ATLA,60G- | 3,534 words | |
| Clark Howell Homes | HABS GA,61-ATLA,63B- | 3,459 words | |
| Clark Howell Homes | HABS GA,61-ATLA,63I- | 3,341 words | |
| Clark Howell Homes | HABS GA,61-ATLA,63G- | 3,321 words | |
| Clark Howell Homes | HABS GA,61-ATLA,63E- | 3,309 words | |
| Clark Howell Homes | HABS GA,61-ATLA,63H- | 3,307 words | |
| Clark Howell Homes | HABS GA,61-ATLA,63F- | 3,306 words | |
| Clark Howell Homes | HABS GA,61-ATLA,63M- | 3,300 words |
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