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Gilleland House

Coordinates: 34°25′5″N 84°7′8″W / 34.41806°N 84.11889°W / 34.41806; -84.11889
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Boyd and Sallie Gilleland House
Gilleland House is located in Georgia
Gilleland House
Gilleland House is located in the United States
Gilleland House
Location3 Shepard's Lane,
Dawsonville, Georgia
Coordinates34°25′5″N 84°7′8″W / 34.41806°N 84.11889°W / 34.41806; -84.11889
Arealess than one acre
Built1929 (1929)
Architectural styleBungalow/Craftsman
NRHP reference No.09000268[1]
Added to NRHPMay 6, 2009

The Boyd and Sallie Gilleland House (now[when?] known as Peach Brandy Cottage) is a historic residence in Dawsonville, Georgia. It is located at 3 Shepard's Lane on Georgia Highway 9 (known as Thunder Road because of its use by moonshiners), leading to Atlanta.

Description and history

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The 1+12-story, wood-framed Craftsman style bungalow was built in 1929. According to its NRHP description, it is a “side-gable bungalow type with a projecting front-gable roof over the porch and a front-gable dormer.”

The home contained moonshiner Boyd Gilleland's still, used during the era of Prohibition (Prohibition in the United States lasted from 1920 - 1933). The home is on a road leading to Atlanta, and the liquor produced was sold at speakeasies.[2] The family also owned a service station, hardware store and Amicalola Lodge, and Boyd Gilleland was a Dawson County Tax Commissioner and a founder of Dawson County Bank.[3] The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 6, 2009, for its architectural and historical significance.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ National Park Service Heritage Newsletter Archived 2014-01-02 at the Wayback Machine Sammy Smith July 15th, 2009
  3. ^ Gilleland house placed on National Register by Elizabeth Hamilton June 3, 2009 Dawson News

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