National Register Record for BACCUS HOUSE

Historic Name: BACCUS HOUSE
Current Name: BACCUS HOUSE
Address: 124331 S. 3981 RD
City: VERNON            County: MCINTOSH
Section: 34           Township: 09N           Range: 13E          
Description of significance: THE BACCUS HOUSE IS SIGNIFICANT AT THE LOCAL LEVEL UNDER CRITERION B FOR ITS ASSOCIATION WITH W.M. BACCUS, SHERIFF, COUNTY COMMISSIONER, AND PROBATE ADMINISTRATOR IN MCINTOSH COUNTY. THIS PROPERTY BEST REPRESENTS THE TIME IN WHICH W.M. BACCUS ACHIEVED SIGNIFICANCE IN THE COMMUNITY OF VERNON AS HE LIVED IN THIS RESIDENCE FROM 1920 UNTIL HE RETIRED FROM PUBLIC SERVICE IN 1953.

Type: DWELLING
Historic Function: RAILROAD OFFICE/DWELLING
Current Function: DWELLING
Area of Significance 1: CRITERION B - POLITICS/GOVERNMENT
Area of Significance 2: None
Architectural Style: VERNACULAR
Architect: FT. SMITH & WESTERN RAILROAD
Year Built: 1898            Original Site: YES
Condition: FAIR
Restricted: None
Documentation Source: None
Date Prepared: APRIL 2025