Holly Court

Holly Court
Location 301 S. Alexander St., Washington, Georgia
Coordinates 33°44′0″N 82°44′12″W / 33.73333°N 82.73667°W / 33.73333; -82.73667Coordinates: 33°44′0″N 82°44′12″W / 33.73333°N 82.73667°W / 33.73333; -82.73667
Area 1.1 acres (0.45 ha)
Built 1833
Architectural style Federal
NRHP reference # 72000406[1]
Added to NRHP April 11, 1972

Holly Court, also known as the Ficklen-Lyndon-Johnson House, and now operated as Holly Court Inn Bed & Breakfast, is a historic Neoclassical architecture residence converted into a bed & breakfast in Washington, Georgia.[2] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places.[1]

It was the "last refuge" of Varina Davis, wife of Confederate States of America president Jefferson Davis, before his capture, at the end of the American Civil War.[3][4]

It is a two-story white clapboard building created in about 1840 when two plain-style Federal period houses were joined together and a monumental entrance portico was added. The portico has two pairs of square Tuscan columns, and is pedimented.[4]


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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Holly Court Visit Georgia
  3. ↑ Kathleen Walls. "A Brush with Destiny". Retrieved February 1, 2017.
  4. 1 2 Elizabeth A. Lyon, (October 25, 1971). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Holly Court / Ficklen-Lyndon-Johnson House". National Park Service. Retrieved February 1, 2017. (with five photos from 1970 by Jet Lowe)
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