Corra White Harris House, Study, and Chapel

Corra White Harris House, Study, and Chapel
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Corra White Harris House in 1916
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Location	659 Mt. Pleasant Rd., NE., Rydal, Georgia
Coordinates	34°22′15″N 84°45′39″W / 34.37093°N 84.76093°W / 34.37093; -84.76093Coordinates: 34°22′15″N 84°45′39″W / 34.37093°N 84.76093°W / 34.37093; -84.76093
Area	57 acres (23 ha)
Built	c.1830
Architectural style	Log cabin
NRHP reference #	97000249[1]
Added to NRHP	July 25, 1997

The Corra White Harris House, Study, and Chapel, also known as In the Valley, is a hilltop complex located in Rydal, Georgia.^[2]

It was home of Corra White Harris, a writer made famous by her 1910 book A Circuit Rider's Wife, which eventually became the 1951 film I'd Climb the Highest Mountain. She purchased the property in 1913 and died in 1935.^[2]

In 1916, she wrote "In the Valley,", published in The Independent 87, pp. 123–124. She wrote about it in numerous other pieces, including in the follow articles with "Valley" in their titles:

• (1914). "New York as Seen from a Georgia Valley: In the Valley," The Independent 77, pp. 97–99.
• (1914). "The Valley: After New York," The Independent 79, pp. 63–65.
• (1915). "From the Peace Zone in the Valley," The Independent 81, pp. 190–192.
• (1916). "Politics and Prayers in the Valley," The Independent 87, pp. 135–136.
• (1917). "War Time in the Valley," The Independent 91, p. 471.

The center part of the house was reportedly built c. 1830 by Pine Log, a Cherokee chieftain.^[2]

The complex was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997. A 57-acre (23 ha) area is listed with five contributing buildings and one other contributing structure.^[1]

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