Hardman Farm State Historic Site

Historic site in Georgia state, US
34°41′05″N 83°42′29″W / 34.68472°N 83.70806°W / 34.68472; -83.70806Area173 acres (70 ha)Built1870Built byCaptain James NicholsGoverning bodyGeorgia Department of Natural Resources

Hardman Farm State Historic Site is a Georgia state historic site near Helen, Georgia. The historic site includes an 1870 Italianate mansion[1] and a gazebo-topped Native American burial mound.[2] Other structures include a kitchen, horse barn, dairy barn, and spring house.

Capt. James Nichols built the main house in 1870 and the gazebo atop Nacoochee Mound in 1890. His daughter Anna Ruby Nichols is the namesake of Anna Ruby Falls.

In 1893 the home was purchased by Calvin Hunnicutt, a businessman from Atlanta.

Lamartine Griffin Hardman purchased the property in 1903. The property remained in the Hardman family, and was donated to the state of Georgia in 1999.[3]

Facilities

  • Sautee Nacoochee Indian Mound
  • 1-mile Nature Trail from Hardman Farm to Helen.
  • Visitor Center
  • Guided mansion tour

References

  1. ^ "Captain Nichols and Anna Ruby Falls".
  2. ^ "The Story of the Sautee Nacoochee Indian Mound". 17 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Hardman Farm full of history".

External links

  • Hardman Farm State Historic Site - official site
  • Media related to Hardman Farm State Historic Site at Wikimedia Commons