Every time I’m in Crawfordville I check to make sure this house is still standing. It’s one of my favorite Gothic Revival cottages in Georgia, though notoriously difficult to photograph.
The only information I’ve been able to gather from locals is that it was the home of Dr. White, and that it’s been empty for many years. I hope someone can save it before it’s too late.
This is next door to the colorful Queen Anne shown in the previous post.
This location has been featured in several Hollywood movies, including Sweet Home Alabama. It was about the only place to get a good home-cooked meal in Crawfordville for nearly sixty years, and Mrs. Annie Lou Bonner was a well-loved local fixture throughout her long life.
Crawfordville Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
Liberty Hall was the home of Confederate Vice-President and Georgia Governor Alexander Hamilton Stephens, known as Little Aleck for his small stature.
An extensive renovation was completed in the 1990s by Georgia State Parks and Historic Sites, painstakingly replacing period textiles, wallpapers and paints.
Sculptor T. Markwalter’s imposing statue of the statesman keeps guard from the front lawn of the estate; Stephens is buried adjacent to the monument.
United States National Historic Landmark, National Register of Historic Places
A Dixie Welcome to Crawfordville, Ga.
Crawfordville Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
Crawfordville Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
Lewis F. Goodrich’s High Victorian design for this courthouse was built by J. H. McKenzie on the site of the first Taliaferro county seat built in 1828.
National Register of Historic Places
Vanishing Georgia: Photographs by Brian Brown 