Alexander-Almon House, 130 Philip Almon Road, Roopville, Carroll County, GA. Surveyed as HABS GA-2349, with a 384-word written history.
“The Alexander-Almon House is significant as a representative example of a ca.”
Written record, HABS GA-2349 survey. Machine-read text.
Surveyed by the federal HABS program as HABS GA-2349 · the record runs 384 words · one of 4 surveyed structures published for this county.
Source document Quoted word for word from HABS GA-2349. Not written, edited or summarised by this site.
The Alexander-Almon House is significant as a representative example of a ca. Georgian Cottage. Description: The Alexander-Almon House is a simple one-story house with Craftsman bungalow stylistic elements. It has a low-pitched, pyramidal roof with one lateral and off-center, brick chimney. The roof's rafter tails are exposed surrounding the gable ends including the front, integral porch. The exterior is mostly clad in clapboard siding (painted white) with the front porch wall in weatherboard siding (also white). The primary windows are double-hung sashes (four-over-four lights) with fixed, three-board shutters (common to many African-American homes) The original front door has an upper window glass panel (vertical rectangle) and two lower, recessed wood panels.
Several alterations and additions exist including the follwing: replaced porch flooring and supports; concrete block foundation infill; and a southwest, rear shed-porch. The house sits on the top of a hill with long setback from the road (Philip Almon Road [dirt]) in a pasture area and yard with pecan 'trees. History: The Alexander-Almon House was constructed in ca. as a rural, residential home. During the period between ca. SOs, the building was used by the Alexander family as a residence in conjunction with agricultural use in the area. Its history is directly related to agriculture and attempts to diversify cash crops (e.g., pecans) following the devastation of the boll weevil and expansion of food crops during World War II.
The house is also related to African-American history in Heard County.
Source document Quoted word for word from HABS GA-2349. Not written, edited or summarised by this site.
Burke Walker, HABS photographer/preservation consultant. August Alexander-Almon House HABS No. GA-2349 (page 2) I Shed Porc~-A~-i-o 1 I I I I -- I - - I I I Integral Porch r [ I I I I ]I I Floor Plan I PROJECT: Alexander-Almon House LOCATION: Roopville, Heard County, Ga. NOT TO SCALE DATE DRAWN: December
| Roopville, Georgia | The place record: every map, photograph and survey of this town. |
| Carroll County, Georgia | 70 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 Carroll County. These are the other structures they measured and filed a report on, longest report first.
| Sheet | Structure | Survey | Report |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ringer Store | HABS GA,23-CAROL.V,2- | 451 words | |
| Shadinger-Leavell House | HABS GA,23-CAROL.V,3- | 427 words | |
| Hogan House | HABS GA,23-CAROL.V,1- | 422 words |
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