This exemplar of the Queen Anne style, with Eastlake elements, was built by E. L. Vickers. Liz Carson Keith recalled her memories of this house. She wrote: My grandfather, Briggs Carson, bought the house from Mr. Vickers several years after it was built. The Carsons owned it for over 50 years. We Carsons loved the house and feel a strong identity with it. My grandfather died during the Depression, and my grandmother, Ella Pate Carson, lived there with three of her 6 sons. After WWII, the three sons married and brought their wives there. My father and mother moved out shortly after I was born, but we only moved three blocks down the street, so I spent my childhood wearing a path to Grandmother’s house. Originally, the house sported heavy “lace” dripping from the porch eaves, but my grandmother was a practical widow. She always liked things that were simple and unadorned, so she removed the lace. She said it was too expensive to paint. She also had the house painted white. My father said that originally, the house was painted pink, green, beige and burgundy. I think the colors were not as vivid as they are now, but I have no reason to think that. It was just the way I pictured it in my mind. Daddy called it a wedding cake. The screened porch on the side has been removed and returned to its original state. I think this is a good improvement. The current owners have been faithful to its architectural heritage. Grandmother saved the original columns and eaves in the barn, but the barn burned in the ’80’s. I suppose the original porch architecture was lost.
Tifton Residential Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
Vanishing Georgia: Photographs by Brian Brown 
The Vickers had six children, all girls. The house was bought by the Carson’s, who had six boys. They sold it to my parents, Mr. & Mrs. T.F. Youmans in 1964-65. There were four boys and two girls. In 1979 or so, the house was sold to a family said to have three boys and three girls!
Original full length windows had burgundy and blue stained glass windows for the upper glass. Dad removed and stored in barn to prevent their breakage by us kids. Original lights and sconces were gas fed and were wired for electric by the Carson’s.
House was white when we lived there with green porch and black trim. Very pretty now! Happy that it is being maintained and kept intact!
PS- was bought for about $18,900 and was listed for $42,000 in 1979-80. And yes, upkeep could be expensive.
Which Vickers were the original owners?
Elias Vickers
Thanks for adding my family’s name. My grandfather, Briggs Carson, bought the house from Mr. Vickers several years after it was built. The Carsons owned it for over 50 years. We Carsons loved the house and feel a strong identity with it. My grandfather died during the Depression, and my grandmother, Ella Pate Carson, lived there with three of her 6 sons. After WWII, the three sons married and brought their wives there. My father and mother moved out shortly after I was born, but we onlly moved three blocks down the street, so I spent my childhood wearing a path to Grandmother’s house. Originally, the house sported heavy “lace” dripping from the porch eaves, but my grandmother was a practical widow. She always liked things that were simple and unadorned, so she removed the lace. She said it was too expensive to paint. She also had the house painted white. My father said that originally, the house was painted pink, green, beige and burgundy. I think the colors were not as vivid as they are now, but I have no reason to think that. It was just the way I pictured it in my mind. Daddy called it a wedding cake.
The screened porch on the side has been removed and returned to its original state. I think this is a good improvement. The current owners have been faithful to its architectural heritage. Grandmother saved the original columns and eaves in the barn, but the barn burned in the ’80’s. I suppose the original porch architecture was lost.
Of particular architectural interest are the triple hung windows opening to the porch with the bottom sashes at floor level – you can walk right out.
This house was listed for sale in the mid 90’s. Asking price was $69,000 if my memory is correct. I wanted to buy it but was scared of the repair work that would have been required.
We are the present owners of the Vickers/Carson home. The information we have stated the home was built around 1890, and took two years to complete. The first owner of the home operated many turpentine stills around the area and later moved to Macon. If anyone has family pictures of our home in Tifton, Georgia, we would love to see old photos.
This was the Carson family home for many years.
Thanks, Ed…I’ll change the title to reflect this information.