National Register of Historic Places

Woodall-Patton House and Post Office

Ellaville, Schley County, Georgia
Listed
January 11, 2002
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
01001432

About this property

Woodall–Patton House and Post Office, also known as the Schley Post Office and locally known as Patton Hill Post Office, is a historic building near Ellaville, Georgia. It is located on GA 240 3 miles west of US19, along the route between the towns of Buena Vista and Oglethorpe. The post office operated from 1888 until 1905. The Woodall–Patton House is a frame, one-story double pen house, with a hipped roof. It has brick chimneys and is supported by brick piers, and has a full-length front porch. During 1888 to 1905, its front parlor served as the U.S. Post Office for the northwest corner of Schley, using the postal name of Schley, Georgia. Its postmaster was the owner/resident of the house: James W. Woodall (1888-1893), and then his sister, Mary Ella Woodall Patton (1893-1905). It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. It was deemed to be "an excellent example of a double pen-type house that remains in a very unrestored state and thus contains most of its original double-pen form, floor plan, and its original floors, walls, ceilings and doors, including separate front entrance doors, as well as original porcelain knobs. It represents a good, remaining example of a rural farm dwelling from the post Civil War era." A frame smokehouse was a contributing building on the property.

Location

Ellaville, Schley County, Georgia
32.33247, -84.34507

Categories

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When was Woodall-Patton House and Post Office listed on the National Register?

Woodall-Patton House and Post Office was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 11, 2002.

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Woodall-Patton House and Post Office is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Woodall-Patton House and Post Office is recorded as the industrial era.

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