Historic Cobb County home selling for just $1

MARIETTA, Ga. - One of the oldest homes in Cobb County is on the market for just one dollar. Built in the 1840s, Cobb Landmarks' executive director says the McAfee House is filled with history.

"It was a Union headquarters for General Kenner Garrard," said executive director Trevor Beemon.

Beemon says it was also used as a Confederate field hospital.

"There are stories in old newspaper articles that there are reportedly blood stains in the floorboards from when the house was used as a field hospital," said Beemon.

Over the years, the house has been remodeled, most recently in the 70s, but still has a lot of the original structure.

"The house is solid as a rock when you walk through it. All the framing is timber, it's heart pine, old growth wood. A lot of that has been concealed over the years with paneling and wallpaper, and things like that, but when you peel them back, they're all still visible," said Beemon.

Originally, this home sat on a couple of hundred acres of farmland. That land at the corner of Bell's ferry and Barrett Parkway has now been whittled down to just a couple of acres and some outbuildings.

In an effort to save the house, Cobb Landmarks is putting it on the market for just one dollar. Whoever buys it will have to move it off the property and agree to preserve the history.

"We want to make sure that the renovations they do respect the historic integrity of the exterior of the house," said Beemon.

Anyone interested in buying and moving the house would have to submit an application by Jan. 17. A committee will review the applications. Whoever is selected will have to move the house by May 15.

"Whoever ends up with the house, when they start peeling back the layers, who knows what they might find," said Beemon.