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Joseph Ford House
Photo: James R. Lockhart, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons · tap to enlarge
National Register of Historic Places

Joseph Ford House

Listed as “Ford, Joseph, House” · Also known as Highnote Home

Cave Spring’s first place on the National RegisterListed Jun 19, 1980; only 542 of Georgia’s 2,197 listings are older
Greek RevivalListed 1980Cave Spring
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About Joseph Ford House

Joseph Ford House, at Love and Alabama Sts., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Jun 19, 1980: the first place in Cave Spring to be listed. Only 542 of Georgia’s 2,197 listings are older. The Register lists it for its exploration/settlement and architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Greek Revival, as it does for 308 other Georgia listings. It was listed as part of Cave Spring MRA. Nine more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHistoric house in Cave Spring, Georgia, United States. From Wikidata (CC0).

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 5 MB · National Archives↗
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

Love and Alabama Sts., Cave Spring · about 0.3 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Joseph Ford HouseStart here
  2. 2Cave Spring Commercial Historic DistrictGreek Revival · next door
  3. 3Samuel W. Robbins HouseEclectic · next door
  4. 4John T. Mann HouseGothic Revival · next door
  5. 5Cave Spring High SchoolBuilding · 0.1 mi on
Around it

14 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BOliver P. Fannin HouseOctagon0.1 miBCarroll-Harper HouseGreek Revival0.2 miDRolator Park Historic DistrictNeo-Classical0.2 miBGeorge T. Watts HouseVictorian Eclectic0.2 miDGeorgia School for the Deaf Historic DistrictRichardsonian Romanesque0.2 miDCave Spring Residential Historic DistrictGreek Revival0.2 miBJohn M. Carroll HouseMid-19 Century Eclectic0.3 miBCave Spring Railroad StationVictorian0.3 miBCarroll-Richardson Grist MillBuilding0.4 miBCave Spring Female AcademyBuilding0.4 miBSimmons HouseGreek Revival0.5 miBDr. W. T. McKinney HouseCraftsman0.5 miBFairview SchoolBuilding0.5 miBRoving HouseGothic Revival0.5 mi
More like it

Greek Revival style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Greek Revival.

Cave Spring Commercial Historic District0.1 mi away
Rolator Park Historic District0.2 mi away
John M. Carroll House0.3 mi away
Wesley O. Conner HouseBuilt 1869 · 0.6 mi away

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Questions about Joseph Ford House

Is Joseph Ford House on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Jun 19, 1980 (Register number 80001043).

Is Joseph Ford House a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Georgia has 51 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Chieftains, 15.6 miles away.

Can you visit Joseph Ford House?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Joseph Ford House?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 5 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 93206020 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.