Old Photographs of Milledgeville Homes |
Milledgeville, Georgia, once home to the state's capital, has dozens of historic homes and buildings that were constructed in the early- to-mid-1800's. So many have been been preserved that the squares and major buildings look today essentially as they did in the mid-19th century. The Milledgeville Historic District was formed and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. Unless otherwise noted, the photographs on this page were taken between 1934-1944, as part of the Historic American Buildings Survey and the Carnegie Survey of the Architecture of the South. A few of these homes no longer stand, but I'm happy to say that most remain. -- Nancy |
The Old Governor’s Mansion is known as one of America’s finest examples of High Greek Revival architecture; construction was completed in 1839. The mansion is now a museum. Below, a current photo. |
Boykin Hall-Whitaker house, built in 1830; once a relay station for the stagecoach line. It's recently been restored. |
Stovall-O'Brien-Beecher-Calloway-Conn house, known as "Thirteen Columns." Built between 1825-1830, the columns are said to represent the original thirteen American colonies; this house is still standing. |
Old tavern, built in 1830; I couldn't find information that would indicate whether this building is still standing. |
Williams-Orme-Crawford-Grantland house, built in 1820; this home has been restored. |
Brown-Stetson-Sanford house, initial construction in 1813, completed as it stands in 1825; now a museum owned by the Old Capital Historical Society. |
Westover plantation; this house was built in 1822 and was destroyed by fire in 1954; a new building has been constructed in its place. |
Milledgeville's Masonic Hall, built 1832-1834, is the oldest building of its kind still in use. This is the only vintage photo on the page not taken in the 1930's or 1940's; it's probably from the very early 1900's. |
Johnson-Ennis-Rockwell house, built in 1834; it was the home of Herschel Johnson, Governor of Georgia, 1853-1857. I saw a recent photo that shows the house to be in a state of disrepair. |
Compton-Fowler-McKnight cottage, built in 1815; has been restored. |
The Tucker-Hollingshead-Hatcher house was constructed in 1852, retaining the name of the first home on the site, Rose Hill. It's now a wedding and special events venue and the grounds of Rose Hill include an arboretum. |
Related pages: Gateway to the "Strange Western Country" Ghost Whispers Photo Credits: Vintage photos: Library of Congress Current photo of Old Governor's Mansion: Steven.Matthew.Milligan@Wikimedia.Commons |
The link to this page is: http://old-new-orleans.com/Milledgeville_Homes.html Back to My G-Grandfather's Attic Back to Whispers |