The historic McAffee House c. 1845 Cobb County, GA. Images from the past and present. 1863-2025

Описание: The historic McAfee House  c1845-2025 was built in Cobb County by early settlers Robert B. McAfee and his wife Elizabeth Roberts McAfee. They owned a 600 acre farm along Bells Ferry Rd. and Noonday Creek in what is now Kennesaw in the Town Center area.

During the Atlanta Campaign of the Civil War there were battles along Noonday Creek. Union General Kennar Garrard used the McAfee House as a headquarters and it was also used as a field hospital. The fighting then moved to Kennesaw Mountain with many casualties.

In the 20th century the McAfee property was sold off, eventually leaving only two acres, the house and barn. It was acquired by the Medford family who were the last family to occupy the house. It was placed on the market but did not sell for many years.

In 2023 an interested buyer approached the broker and wanted to build a car wash..The zoning attorney is a lifelong resident of the area and was aware of the historic significance of the property.  On behalf of Canton Road Neighbors I had lengthy discussions with the attorney and his client agreed to preserve the house on a small portion of its original 1840 site.

Unfortunately costs added by Cobb County to the development caused the applicant to withdraw which left the fate of the house in question. We formed a Friends of McAfee group hoping to convince the owners to allow a zoning solution to preserve the house onsite. At the same time Cobb Landmarks was talking to the owners asking them to release the house, to be taken offsite. It would then be easier to sell

In December the owners released the house to  Cobb Landmarks. The house was sold for $1.00 to a qualified preservationist.  The week of May 18th the house was deconstructed and being moved to Ball Ground Ga. 

The house will be rebuilt but its significance is diminished off the original site. The house is saved but not for the public.

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