Save This Old c.1820 Abandoned Georgia Fixer Upper For Sale Under $120K – The Pendleton-Graves House
$119,500
Known as the Pendleton-Graves House, this five bedroom, one bath Georgia fixer upper is in the Plantation style or I-House, a style described as being two rooms wide and one room deep. It has been expanded over the years, with beautiful Victorian elements added, but now needing a savior.
Realtor Comments
Founded in 1793, Hancock County was founded by Revolutionary War Veterans. The county seat, Sparta, has a downtown district on the National Historic Trust. In less than a 2 mile stroll, you can see 28 historic buildings from the late 1700s through mid 1800s in this district. The Pendleton-Graves house is an excellent example of an urban 19th century residence, the house and barn are all that remain of an original 1820s complex. Thomas Whaley built the house around 1820, and in 1853 Dr. Edmund Pendleton bought the house and added to it to accommodate his 11 children. Pendleton was one of the first to use cottonseed in the production of fertilizer, founding a company in 1867. He supported the Liberian establishment as a home for freed Africans. R.A. Graves added the Victorian embellishments and established the first commercial bank in Sparta, which opened in 1887. Please use caution when showing!
- 5 bed
- 1 bath
- Build date 1820
If interested in a property, please contact the realtor whose link is provided in the post below, or contact an agent of your own choosing. Independent verification of details and status is recommended.
305 Adams St, Sparta, GA 31087 $119,500
- Contact Realtor: Rpm Home Advisors – KELLER WMS RE ATL MIDTOWN
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History
Thomas Whaley built the complex in 1820. Edmund Monroe Pendleton expanded it to accommodate his large family in 1853, and in 1880, it was expanded again by the then owner, Richard Augustus Graves, who added Victorian details. Graves was a mercantile business owner who opened Sparta’s first commercial bank.
Graves died in the home in 1901, and Nancy Stephens purchased it in 1989 from the attornies handling the estate. She removed lizards, snakes and ticks and began restoration, giving the home new paint and a new roof. She sold it 1993, and the home changed hands numerous times with no further restoration efforts.
