John P. Rabun writes: I think, but am not certain, that this house was originally a Tootle family house that was moved to its present location from another location just off the west side of the Reidsville-Glennville Road. I think, too, that it is a “twin” of the house that still stands across the road from the original location.
Deborah W. Martin adds: Mr. Rabun is correct about the Tootle house. It was the home of Jeremiah Hamilton Tootle, MD (1830-1900). The original location is an area behind the current Reidsville High School, near Robert Tootle Road. The “twin” house belonged to Jeremiah’s brother, Columbus Tootle (1832-1910). It is a mirror image of Jeremiah’s house, fully restored by Dana Dowdy, and is located on Wren Dowdy Road. Jeremiah, Columbus, and three other brothers, Capel (1838-1862), Enoch, and Simeon (1844-1862), all served in the Civil War and are buried at Old Shiloh Cemetery, just outside of Reidsville.
I was wondering is we were related, Mr. John Rabun
The picture has an interesting light…did you use a program to do photo manipulation or was it just the time of the day you took it?
I used a texture.
This males me think of an old house on the highway when driving from Nashville to Adel. It is very much like this, with one major difference. There is a mirror image house attached to the left side. The story is that a father built the house for his two unmarried daughters. It was a duplex, but the style is like this, maybe without the Victorian trim. The home still stands on the right side of the road in Berrien County.
Laurinda Norris, Could you post a picture of the duplex. I’d love to see it. I live more two hours from this area. I love the story!
Very interesting house. Would getting the address be possible? If so, please email me.