Cowen House
4940 Cowan Road
Acworth, GA 30101
c. 1854
Price:  $325,000

Contact:

Anne Farrisee
Director, Preservation Services
404-885-7804
afarrisee@georgiatrust.org 

The interior of the house is framed but does require rehabilitation and mechanical systems installation. Currently the house is zoned residential but could be rezoned for commercial use. The open layout will also assist in a rehabilitation to a commercial use.

 Currently The Georgia Trust is undertaking the physical stabilization and exterior rehabilitation of the property in order to protect and prepare it for future use. This work includes the replacement of sill beams, repair and replacement of brick piers, rebuilding of the chimneys, exterior clapboard repair, and window replacement.

Constructed by yeoman farmer Stephen D. Cowen in 1854, the Cowen House is an excellent example of a Plantation Plain type house built in pre Civil War north Georgia. The house is one of the few remaining antebellum houses in Cobb County and well represents the lifestyle of a farming family from this era of Georgia’s history. The home sits on 2/3 acre at the intersection of Cowan Road and Pinehurst Circle and is strategically located on the road between downtown Acworth and the Interstate. It is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

The Cowen Farmstead is located between I-75 and downtown Acworth. From Atlanta:  Take I-75 north to Exit 277. Turn left onto Ga. Hwy 92. Go approximately 1/4 mile and the house will be on the left.