Woodland (Lumber City, Georgia)

Woodland
Location GA 19 and Old Bell Ferry Road, Lumber City, Georgia
Coordinates 31°59′49″N 82°38′28″W / 31.99705°N 82.6412°W / 31.99705; -82.6412Coordinates: 31°59′49″N 82°38′28″W / 31.99705°N 82.6412°W / 31.99705; -82.6412
Area 4 acres (1.6 ha)
Built 1870
Built by Captain Renwick and Johnus Thormaholon
Architectural style Late Victorian, Victorian Eclectic
NRHP reference # 84001301[1]
Added to NRHP June 21, 1984

Woodland is a two-story Victorian Eclectic-style house on 4 acres (1.6 ha) of property in rural Wheeler County, Georgia. It was built in c.1877 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Its NRHP nomination noted that it has "outstanding Gothic-style scroll-sawn detailing".

It has an L-shaped main section and a rectangular rear addition. The house was built by Walter T. McArthur (1837-1894), who inherited the property in 1877 and developed it as an element of the family's lumber plantation. The property was sold in 1917 to Emory Winship (1872-1932) who used it as a hunting estate.[2]

References

  1. ↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Carolyn Brooks (April 26, 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination:Woodland". National Park Service. Retrieved February 7, 2017. with 22 photos from 1983


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