Hartwell in Hart County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Horton-Vickery House
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 6, 2021
1. Horton-Vickery House Marker
placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1884.
Location. 34° 21.466′ N, 82° 55.845′ W. Marker is in Hartwell, Georgia, in Hart County. It is at the intersection of Vickery Street and Banks Street, on the left when traveling north on Vickery Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 21 Vickery St, Hartwell GA 30643, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Mountains. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Hart County Training School (approx. 0.2 miles away); U.S. Post Office (approx. 0.3 miles away); Coca-Cola Bottling Plant (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Broken V (approx. 0.3 miles away); Hart County (approx. 0.4 miles away); Hart County Confederate Monument (approx. 0.4 miles away); Hart County Veterans of Foreign Wars Monument (approx. 0.4 miles away); Hart County World War II & Korean War Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hartwell.
Regarding Horton-Vickery House. Excerpt from the National Register nomination:
This property was acquired in1884 by J. C. Horton. He constructed a two-room dwelling on the site which according to local tradition served as a rental residence In 1909, the property was purchased by William Madison Vickery (1859-1935) and his wife Laura Isom (1861-1934). Vickery was a farmer and cattleman. He hired the Temple family to remodel the structure soon after his purchase This property gains architectural significance through its architectural evolution and with its association with the Temple family of builders
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Ten houses that three generations of the Temple family designed, built and/or remodeled in the Hartwell area are on the National Register. The first was an 1892 house built by family patriarch John Roland Temple (1846-1918) as his residence. Son John William "Will" Temple owned a lumber company and also was a prolific homebuilder and contractor. Later, all seven of his sons entered the building trades as architects and contractors. In addition to the Horton-Vickery House, the Hartwell-area houses they worked on that are on the Register are: Adams-Matheson Residence Allie M. Best House Kendrick-Matheson House Roscoe Conklin Linder House Emory Edward Satterfield House Alexander Stephens Skelton House Ralph Teasley House John Roland Temple House Temple-Skelton House
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2. Horton-Vickery House
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Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 6, 2021
3. Horton-Vickery House Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on April 27, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 9, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 431 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on November 9, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 2. submitted on April 27, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 3. submitted on November 9, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
