According to Dr. Bob Wilson: The builder of the house was James Stanford who opened up a dry goods store there in 1810. Five years later it became a residence and was a home for the next 150 years…It was scheduled for demolition in 1979 but was saved by Allied Arts, who moved it across the street from its original location. Thanks to Bud Merritt and Sara Smith Brantley for sharing this history.

Milledgeville Historic District, National Register of Historic Places