There are many historic homes in Putnam County. The oldest might be the Hoge House which now sits behind the courthouse in Winfield. The Hoge house, built in1838, ceased to serve as a dwelling many, many years ago. The oldest structure in Putnam that continues as a dwelling might be the home of Charles Caldwell, Jr., in Fraziers Bottom.

Caldwell’s home, or most of it, consists of two log structures which were used to house slaves owned by the William A. Alexander family sometime prior to 1860 (late 1840’s?). Both cabins featured dirt floors. The history of the structures between the Civil War and 1927 is unknown. In 1927, the Alexander family moved the two structures, constructed a chimney and fireplace, and joined them together under a single roof, and added wooden floors. The two-room structure served as a dwelling place during the years of the Great Depression.