Cavender's Store Explained

Cavender's Store
Coordinates:34.6736°N -85.115°W
Built:c,1840
Added:March 20, 1992
Refnum:92000143

Cavender's Store, which has also been known as Edwards' Store and The Brick, in Villanow, Georgia, is believed to be the oldest freestanding country store in the state of Georgia. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.

It is a one-story front-gabled, brick commercial structure made of hand-made bricks on a rock foundation. Its brick walls are18inches thick, laid in American bond. It has iron tie rods.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=92000143}} National Register of Historic Places Registration: Cavender's Store / Edwards' Store / The Brick ]. National Park Service. Ms. Beth Martin and Kenneth H. Thomas, Jr. . January 23, 1992 . February 3, 2017 . with