Category Archives: Lexington GA

Aaron House, Lexington

This house was built as a hotel and tavern in the early 19th century.

Lexington Historic District, National Register of Historic Places

O’Kain House, Lexington

This early 19th century farmhouse was moved from Elbert County to Lexington in 1988. Governor George Gilmer‘s home (The Cedars) once stood here.

Georgia photographer Branan Sanders photographed The Cedars in March 1934 for the Historic American Buildings Survey. Public domain photograph via Library of Congress. 

Cunningham House, 1890s, Lexington

This house and the commissary across the street suggest this was a working farm at one time, inside the Lexington city limits.

Lexington Historic District, National Register of Historic Places

Cunningham Commissary, 1890s, Lexington

Lexington Historic District, National Register of Historic Places