Английская Википедия:Gilleland House
The Boyd and Sallie Gilleland House (nowШаблон:When known as Peach Brandy Cottage) is a historic residence in Dawsonville, Georgia. It is located at 3 Shepard's Lane on Georgia Highway 9 (known as Thunder Road because of its use by moonshiners), leading to Atlanta.
Description and history
The Шаблон:Frac-story, wood-framed Craftsman style bungalow was built in 1929. According to its NRHP description, it is a “side-gable bungalow type with a projecting front-gable roof over the porch and a front-gable dormer.”
The home contained moonshiner Boyd Gilleland's still, used during the era of Prohibition (Prohibition in the United States lasted from 1920 - 1933). The home is on a road leading to Atlanta, and the liquor produced was sold at speakeasies.[1] The family also owned a service station, hardware store and Amicalola Lodge, and Boyd Gilleland was a Dawson County Tax Commissioner and a founder of Dawson County Bank.[2] The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 6, 2009, for its architectural and historical significance.
See also
References
Further reading
- Gilleland House National Register of Historic Places nomination form
- ↑ National Park Service Heritage Newsletter Sammy Smith July 15th, 2009
- ↑ Gilleland house placed on National Register by Elizabeth Hamilton June 3, 2009 Dawson News
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