Old Rock House (Thomson, Georgia) Explained

Old Rock House
Nearest City:Thomson, Georgia
Built:1784
Architect:Ansley, Thomas
Architecture:Garrison House
Added:December 29, 1970
Area:1acres
Refnum:70000841
Coordinates:33.4823°N -82.5579°W

Old Rock House is a historic garrison house in Thomson, Georgia.

The fortified stone house was built about 1785 by Thomas Ansley.[1] The house was purportedly the home to ancestors of former president Jimmy Carter. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.

The house was owned by the Wrightsborough Quaker Community Foundation, Inc., in 1970.[2] It is owned by McDuffie County. It is the oldest well-documented house in Georgia, although there may be older ones.

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  1. Book: Historical Gazetteer of the United States . Routledge . May 13, 2013 . 30 November 2013 . Hellmann, Paul T. . 249. 978-1135948597 .
  2. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=70000841}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: The Old Rock House]. National Park Service. William R. Mitchell, Jr. . August 20, 1970 . August 14, 2017. With .