Glover-Horne-Wells House, Circa 1869, Marietta

Glover-Horne-Wells House, a charming yellow cottage in Marietta, Georgia, with white columns and red shutters, featuring a front porch with a wooden door and a small chair. Surrounding the house are neatly trimmed bushes and a brick pathway leading up to the entrance.

I stayed next door to this neat little cottage on a recent trip. I haven’t been able to track down much history, but it was apparently built by a member of the Glover family, who were among the earliest settlers of Marietta. It appears to have originated as a simple central hallway form and has been expanded, as is common with houses of this type. The narrow door and transom and sidelights are likely original, but the porch, which gives the house a vernacular Greek Revival appearance, may have been a slightly later addition. I will update when I learn more.

Whitlock Avenue Historic District, National Register of Historic Places

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