Warnock Cottage (circa 1913)

2081 Mt. Vernon Road, Dunwoody, GA

The Warnock Cottage on Mt. Vernon Road was built in 1913 and is the site of the original house constructed in the late 1800’s by William R. Warnock. William’s family immigrated from Ireland and initially settled in Dunwoody near what is now Ashford-Dunwoody Road. The Warnock family was traveling through dense forests and thickly wooded trails in their covered wagon when they made camp for the night. As the sun rose the following morning, William’s father declared that he was tired of traveling and decided to stay right where they had camped and built a log cabin on the site.

Later, William married Martha Amanda Adams, whose family were members of Ebenezer Primitive Baptist Church. Near the time of their marriage, William purchased land and built their home on Mt. Vernon Road. William fought in the Civil War and was injured at Gettysburg, when he suffered a gunshot wound through his left ankle. He died in 1908, and he and Martha are buried at the New Hope Cemetery on Chamblee-Dunwoody Road.

Their son, John, married Ada Baker, and they had four children. A daughter, Florence, married Carey Spruill. Florence and Carey’s family were the last residents of the Cheek-Spruill farmhouse at Mt. Vernon and Chamblee-Dunwoody Road.

Today this home is a private residence.