I first published this photograph (above) of Monticello’s Jordan-Lanier House in 2015. It was a well-known landmark just off the square downtown, though I never learned much about its history. I was saddened to get a message from my friend Aubrey Newby yesterday, noting that it was lost to fire on 11 May. As you can see from Aubrey’s photograph (below), nothing survived but the chimneys and the columns which defined the house. I don’t know any details about the fire, but wanted to share this news.
Monticello Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
We were devastated to see this historic landmark lost so quickly in a fire. Praying for the homeowners that God will give them strength through this very difficult time.
It is always sad to see a big landmark historic building lost. Moultrie lost its Barber-Tucker house to fire in March of this year. Brian thank you for sharing this sad news with us.
It reminds me of the UGA Prez’s landmark house on Prince Avenue in Athens.
Such a shame. Similar thing happened to the old Huston House south of Darien, a few years ago. Those old homes were usually built with old pine floors and walls, which will go up quickly in a fire.
Everything in Life is transitory, thus the old saying, “Put up not your treasures on earth, for they will not last.”
Oh no! This is terrible. I have been in this house, one of my GSU professors owned it.
What sad news! It was certainly a majistic home and with a very stately presence.
That’s so sad. I loved driving by there.