The Boyd and Sallie Gilleland House (now known as Peach Brandy Cottage) is a historic residence in Dawsonville, Georgia. It is located at 3 Shepard's Lane on Georgia Highway 9 (known as Thunder Road because of its use by moonshiners), leading to Atlanta.
Description and history The -story, wood-framed Craftsman style bungalow was built in 1929. According to its NRHP description, it is a “side-gable bungalow type with a projecting front-gable roof over the porch and a front-gable dormer.”
The home contained moonshiner Boyd Gilleland's still, used during the era of Prohibition (Prohibition in the United States lasted from 1920 - 1933). The home is on a road leading to Atlanta, and the liquor produced was sold at speakeasies.National Park Service Heritage Newsletter Sammy Smith July 15th, 2009 The family also owned a service station, hardware store and Amicalola Lodge, and Boyd Gilleland was a Dawson County Tax Commissioner and a founder of Dawson County Bank.Gilleland house placed on National Register by Elizabeth Hamilton June 3, 2009 Dawson News The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 6, 2009, for its architectural and historical significance.
See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Dawson County, Georgia
References
Further reading Gilleland House National Register of Historic Places nomination form