The George Washington Brett House, located in north central Attala County, Mississippi, is eligible for listing on the National Register under Criterion A in the area of exploration and settlement because of its relationship to the earliest settlement of the area and to the development of the community. The Brett House is also significant under Criterion C as an example of a mid-nineteenth century vernacular frame house (1860) to which was added a kitchen-dining section (c 1883) and a horizontal Carolina log house (c 1834 ) in 1998, each of which, along with contributing structures, establishes architectural significance in its own way . The intimate relationship among the areas of exploration-settlement and architecture, and of their significance in warranting nomination for the National Register is reflected in the 1860 activities of George Washington Brett (Britt, Brit, or Brittea): he bought the land, began clearing it for farming and building, produced his first crop, and virtually completed the House. The period of significance begins with the early settlement of the North Center (North Centre) - Bell's Bridge, Beall's Crossing) - Newhope area, extending from 1860 with the construction of the house to circa 1883 when the kitchen-dining section was added. - NRHP, 24 May 2010