The Jeremiah S. Gilbert House located in the Perkerson neighborhood is one of Atlanta's oldest surviving structures and employs a distinctive building technology using fieldstones, mortar, and wood. Dating to 1865, it is one of the few examples of this construction type still found in Atlanta. Jeremiah S. Gilbert originally owned the area that now encompasses the Perkerson neighborhood. The Gilbert House has threefold significance: first, as the home of one of Atlanta's earliest families; second, as a rare example of an exceptionally significant technology, and lastly, as a rare existing example of an Atlanta farmhouse. The house stands as remarkable evidence of the determined spirit of the Atlanta citizens who rebuilt their city following the devastation of the Civil War. Because of the contributions of the family to the development of the city, the building has been called "Atlanta's Most Historic House." It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is designated as a City of Atlanta Landmark Site. Following extensive renovation in 1984, it was opened as a Cultural Arts Center under the operation of the City of Atlanta Office of Cultural Affairs.