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Thursday Doors: May 12, 2016
A Cottage in Madison, Georgia
In Part Two of the Doors of Madison, Georgia, we are looking at the Cottages! Not all the homes here were the mansions on the plantations as we saw last week! But, they are still on many acre lots!
Rose Cottage, Madison, Georgia
Adeline Rose built her house in 1891. Little is known of her before October 1891 when she earned her living by taking in washing and ironing at 50 cents a load. Most of her early work was done for the boarders of the Hardy House. Hardy House was owned by the mother of Oliver “Ollie” Hardy (born Norvell Hardy) on January 18, 1892. He was the comic actor famous as one half of the act, Laurel and Hardy! He lived in Madison, as a child. Adeline Rose died in 1959 after living in the house for 68 years. In 1966, the City of Madison moved the Rose Cottage to its present location. It was felt that it was very important to save this little house built out of the labor of love of a woman who was born into slavery.
A Cottage in Madison, Georgia
A Cottage in Madison, Georgia
Notice the tin roofs on the previous cottages?
Thomas Jefferson was an early advocate of tin roofing, and he installed a standing-seam tin roof on “Monticello” (ca. 1770-1802).
However, once rolling mills were established in this country, the low cost, light weight, and low maintenance of tin plate made it the most common roofing material. Embossed tin shingles, whose surfaces created interesting patterns, were popular throughout the country in the late 19th century. Tin roofs were kept well-painted, usually red.
A Cottage in Madison, Georgia
A Cottage in Madison, Georgia
Another must on any Southern cottage is a porch! Notice they all had at least one!
A Cottage in Madison, Georgia
And finally one of the few bright cottages in Madison! Did you notice nearly every home big or small was white?
A Cottage in Madison, Georgia
I hope you enjoyed our walk through Madison! This is just one of many photos in the Thursday Door Collection featured by Norm2.0! Won’t you join in or take a peak at all the doors? See you next week!
In the Garden: Fuchsia
Fuchsia
Fuchsia Painted in Waterlogue App
One of my favorite flowers!
Thursday Doors: May 5, 2016
Antebellum Trail, Madison, GA
Today, for our look at DOORS, we’re visiting Madison, Georgia, population 3,636. The Historic District in Madison is one of the largest in the state with almost 100 antebellum homes (homes built prior to the American Civil War) that to this day are still lovingly cared for and lived in. Most have never been sold, but passed along in the family. Madison is featured on Georgia’s Antebellum Trail (The Antebellum Trail is a 100 mile trek through seven historic communities that escaped Sherman’s burning march through Georgia, during the Civil War) Madison has been voted “The Prettiest Small Town in America.”
Location of Georgia Antebellum Trail
Towns on Georgia Antebellum Trail
First we have to get there! Just follow the country road and go through the covered bridge. There are not too many of these left either!
Covered Bridge near Madison, Georgia
Covered Bridge near Madison, Georgia
Entering Madison, first there is the business district, so well preserved on a town square.
Madison, Georgia County Courthouse and Town Hall
Chamber of Commerce, Madison, Georgia
The Pink Petit Jardin, Madison, Georgia
The SchoolHouse, Madison, Georgia
In Madison, they make it easy to look at some of the homes, just follow the Wellness Trail!
Wellness Trail, Madison, Georgia
No, I didn’t take a photo of every house, but I should have. And I photographed the entire site so you could get an idea of the architecture and size of the dwelling. I don’t have the correct southern drawl to just walk up to the front of the house like I’m a long lost relative! Most of the homes also sit on lovely lots of many acres, that were former plantations. In 1890, the population was 2,131, and the town boasted of an oil mill, a soap factory, a fertilizer factory, four steam ginneries, two carriage factories, a furniture factory, a grist and flour mill, bottling works, a distillery with a capacity of 120 gallons a day, an ice factory, a canning factory, a bank with a capital of $75,000 and a number of individual businesses! They were very well off I’d say! AND the homes reveal just how wealthy they were!
The Big House, Madison, Georgia
The Cottage Next to the Big House, Madison, Georgia
Madison was founded in 1807 and was named for President James Madison. It was described as “the most cultured and aristocratic town on the stagecoach route from Charleston to New Orleans.” Many believe that General William Tecumseh Sherman spared the town because it was too beautiful to burn down during his March to the Sea, but in truth Madison was home to pro-Union Senator Joshua Hill, who had ties with Sherman’s brother at West Point. It’s not what you know, but who you know, that counted here!
The Pale Blue Home, Madison, Georgia
Madison, Georgia
This one is getting an Up-Do!
Madison, Georgia
I hope you enjoyed our stroll through town. I am dividing this post into two sections, because there were so many great doors! Next week the Cottages of Madison, those for the regular folk! See you there!
This is just one of many photos in the Thursday Door Collection featured by Norm2.0! Won’t you join in or take a peak at all the doors?
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