Two Queen Annes and a craftsman-prairie house have been designated as historic by the Alpharetta City Council.
The homes are the Troy Rucker House at 1080 Rucker Road; the Lewis-Manning House at 40 Cumming St.; and the R.D. Manning House at 10 Cumming St.
The Georgia Historic Preservation Trust supports designating the 118-year-old Rucker home as an outstanding example of a Queen Anne cottage, and for its association with Troy Rucker, a successful farmer and cotton inspector whose kin were one of the four founding families of Crabapple, staff said.
The other Queen Anne, the 123-year-old Lewis-Manning House, also is supported by the Preservation Trust as “an outstanding representative” of the style. The house is preserved as part of a 58-home development of new, single-family residences approved by the city last fall.
The R.D. Manning house is 107 years old and appears to be a combination of the Prairie and Craftsman styles popular in the 1900-1930 period. The Mannings were among Alpharetta’s founders.
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