Acworth in Cobb County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Stephen D. Cowen Farmstead
Circa 1840
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 11, 2023
1. Stephen D. Cowen Farmstead Marker
Has been placed
on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of Interior
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1854.
Location. 34° 4.416′ N, 84° 39.337′ W. Marker is in Acworth, Georgia, in Cobb County. It is at the intersection of Cowan Road and Pinehurst Circle, on the left when traveling south on Cowan Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4940 Cowan Rd, Acworth GA 30101, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Piedmont and in Metro Atlanta. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one
this page online
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A Road More Traveled/The Dixie Highway in Acworth (approx. 1.3 miles away); The Railroad at Acworth, Georgia (approx. 1.3 miles away); Acworth (approx. 1.3 miles away); The Old Acworth Hotel (approx. 1.3 miles away); Site - Moon's Station (approx. 2.8 miles away); Peters-Davenport House (approx. 3.4 miles away); Railroad Block-house (approx. 3½ miles away); Durham House (approx. 4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Acworth.
Regarding Stephen D. Cowen Farmstead. Excerpts from the National Register nomination:
The Stephen D. Cowen House is significant in the area of architecture as an excellent example of a pre-Civil War plantation plain-type house that retains its historic design, craftsmanship, and materials. The plantation plain is a version of what is more commonly called an l-house: a two-story house at least two-rooms wide and one-room deep and covered with a side gable roof.
Stephen D. Cowen was born in 1824 and by 1850 was farmingin Jackson County, Georgia. In the early 1850s, he moved to Acworth with his wife, Eliza Anntinett, his three children, India, Ann, and Edward, and his eight young slaves. In 1854, he purchased land lots 10 and 29 and soon after built his two-story frame house.Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 11, 20232. Stephen D. Cowen Farmstead Marker
After Stephen's death in 1900 and [his third wife] Mary Elizabeth's death in 1912, the property was divided among his heirs, and in 1918 the house was sold out of the Cowen family. The Acworth Historical Society eventually acquired the house in the late 1990s
Also see . . . Stephen D. Cowen House. National Register nomination (PDF) and photographs (separate PDF) submitted for the site, which was listed in 2002. (National Park Service) (Submitted on July 11, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
Credits. This page was last revised on July 11, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 11, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 698 times since then and 76 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 11, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
