Edward Lloyd Thomas, who surveyed the town site of Oxford, was paid with four lots by the trustees of Emory College. Thomas built this house, circa 1837-1838. He sold it to George W. W. Stone, Sr., in 1851. Stone was a member of the first graduating class at Emory, and members of his family remained in the house for much of the 20th century. Jack and Jane Atkinson restored it in the 1970s, importantly removing a wider Victorian porch and replacing it with the architecturally correct pedimented entry seen today. The Eady family are the current owners and not only have strong ties to Oxford College, but to the Stone family, as well.
Oxford Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
Jack Atkinson was a mayor of Oxford, and was from Garfield, Ga. His family owned Atkinson Pecan Products, which was a rival of Stuckey’s–along US One, 301, 17 and other routes to ensnare the Yankees on their way South, before the days of Interstate travel.!!!
I think it must have been sold in 1851? Otherwise, Mr. Thomas lived a very long life!
🙂
Indeed…writing too much at once.