| Crescent Farm | |
| Coordinates: | 34.2367°N -84.4986°W |
| Built: | 1906 |
| Added: | November 27, 1989 |
| Area: | 4acres |
| Refnum: | 89002032 |
The Crescent Farm, near Canton, Georgia on Georgia State Route 5 southeast of Georgia State Route 140, is a historic property that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. The listing includes two contributing buildings (the house and the barn/stable) and a non-contributing structure, on 4acres.
The farm's two-story Georgian Revival house, built in 1922 and known as Edgewater Hall or A.L. Coggins House, is situated on Mt. Etowah and overlooks the Etowah River, which forms a crescent shape around the original 350acres property. The house was designed by Atlanta architect Francis P. Smith (1886–1971).[1] The house was renovated considerably in 1986 when it was converted for use by the Cherokee Federal Savings Bank.
Separated from the house by Georgia State Route 5 is the associated rock and brick barn, built in 1906 as a stable for race horses. The barn was built after a fire destroyed its wooden predecessor, killing valuable race horses. The barn was built from rock quarried by the Etowah River, and with bricks in its gable level; it has a stepped gable at the front.[2] The property also had a one-mile track used for harness racing.[3] Crescent Farm was known for its racehorses raised by A.L. Coggins. Abbedale (1917–1950)[4] was the farm's most famous racehorse, and went on to sire six pacers with two-minute mile records.[5]