Hardman Farm State Historic Site
Hardman Farm State Historic Site is located in historic Sautee Nacoochee in Northeast Georgia. The 173-acre historic site includes an 1870 Italianate mansion and the gazebo-topped Native American burial mound. The Italianate mansion was originally known as "West End" because it was at the west end of the Nacoochee valley. Other structures include a kitchen, horse barn, dairy barn, and spring house. Capt. James Nichols built the main house in 1870 and the gazebo atop the Sautee Nacoochee Indian Mound in 1890. His daughter Anna Ruby Nichols is the namesake of the Anna Ruby Falls located near Unicoi State Park, Helen, Georgia.
Dr. Lamartine Griffin Hardman purchased the property in 1903. Hardman was an American physician and politician who served as the 65th Governor of the state of Georgia. The property remained in the Hardman family and was preserved and donated to the state of Georgia in 1999.
Read MoreDr. Lamartine Griffin Hardman purchased the property in 1903. Hardman was an American physician and politician who served as the 65th Governor of the state of Georgia. The property remained in the Hardman family and was preserved and donated to the state of Georgia in 1999.
