This home, one of the oldest in Forsyth, was built as a Greek Revival cottage by Judge Alexander Speer in 1841 [per 1990 Georgia Historic Resources Survey]. A.D. Hammond owned the house from 1857-1897. It was then sold to Judge H. L. Carson, who owned it until its purchase by Dr. John Oscar in 1906. It is believed that the Neoclassical porch and columns were added during Oscar’s ownership, circa 1910.