Being part of the newly formed county of Gwinnett, the Elisha Winn house gained historical significance.

The first enslaved person sold in Gwinnett county was auctioned here, a six-year-old boy named Isham.

[2] The Inferior Court and the first county elections were held in the parlor of the Elisha Winn House.

Elisha Winn was born in Lunenburg, Virginia in 1777, and died on March 4, 1842, and is buried in the old Lawrenceville cemetery.

The fair is sponsored by the Gwinnett Historical Society as a fundraiser to keep the house in good shape.