Built circa 1880s along the edge of a large limestone quarry, this surviving one of four original kilns at the site had a limestone exterior and brick interior and was considered the largest and most modern of Houston County's lime kiln operations. A large platform and rail line spanned the four kiln tops, allowing small rail cars to carry limestone from the quarry to the kilns, while an ash chamber door design created a “perpetual burning” kiln with efficient ash removal and an automatic hopper. After processing, limestone cooled on a large concrete platform, and limestone products moved by the extinct L&N Railroad spur to regional destinations as far away as New Orleans. Houston County's lime kiln industry helped define the early local economy, employing 100 men in 1883 to produce 60,000 barrels of lime annually, a perishable byproduct used as quicklime in building construction, whitening materials including bleaching powder, and soap and glass making. In the 1940s, the site later produced an average of 2,000 tons of crushed limestone gravel each month for road, bridge, and dam construction.