Etowah Valley Historical Society Come Harvest Our History 1995 Tour of Historic Homes West Cherokee & Upper Cassville Roads

Sponsors: Phoenix Air Julius and Terry Shaw Bartow Paving Company Corwin, Tilley & Deems, P.C. Henderson-Bowen Companies A special thank you to artist Jodeen Brown for the courthouse sketch.

	Milam-White Home 23 Cassville Road c. 1860
This home is owned by Vandi and Harry White. The exterior features Folk Victorian applied ornamentation. Gothic Revival inspiration is evident in the jigsaw porch trim, entry door and mantelpieces in the front two rooms. Lindsey Johnson is recorded as the original owner ca. 1860. Several families have lived in this historic home, including Charlie Milam, president of a local bank; Carl Leachman; and Ronald Davis. Vandi and Harry bought the property in April of 1988, and live here with their three daughters. The interesting interior includes paneling under the windows and the especially ornate mantelpieces. The dining room, hall, and front living room chandeliers are original to the house. The original rooms of the house--front hall, living room, dining room and study--are furnished with period pieces in keeping with the style of the house.

Gilreath-Jolly Home 18 Cassville Road c. 1926
Linda and Joe Jolly own this two-story, brick, Itallian Renaissance Revival style house. This home has a ceramic tile, hipped roof, widely over-hanging boxed eaves with decorative brackets, and a small entry porch accentuated with classical columns. J.W. Vaughan sold three lots to Ben C. Gilreath in 1926, and lived there with his wife, Estelle, until their deaths. Linda and Joe bought the property in 1972. Only two families have lived here since the home was built. The Jolly's have furnished their home with many antiques, including chandeliers in the den that were once fixtures at the Braban Hotel in Cartersville. Few major changes have been made through the years and, original steam radiators are still used for heating.

	Moss-Antonio Home 15 Cassville Road c. 1928
Candice and Marion Antonio own this one-story brick home. The architectural style is an ecclectic mixture of Federal and/or Colonial Revival and English Venacular Revival elements. Corinthian columns support the entry portico. The side porch has segmentally arched openings. Ms. Clara S. Moss purchased the property in April, 1928, and hired Eugene Smith to build the house. The Antonios bought the home in September of 1974. Candice and Marion have done extensive cosmetic renovation, including taking up carpeting to expose oak hardwood floors; removing thirteen layers of wallpaper in the dining room; and scraping at least one inch of paint off the front columns before repainting. The Antonios show their love of antiques with a mixture of primitive antiques, a rope bed in the guestroom, old quilts, and turn-of-the-century blue collectables.

Veal-Smith Home 301 West Cherokee Avenue c. 1865-85
Hal and Emily Burgess live in this central hallway type house. The entry has sidelights and simple entablature (cornice and frieze). Full-length, triple-hung sash windows on the front also feature partial entablature, which is a Greek Revival influence. The interior has ten-foot ceilings and heart pine floors. Additions include the master bedroom, dining room, kitchen and den. Hal and Emily have furnished their home with several family antiques. Emily's great-grandmother was a relative of Sydney Lanier, and her grandfather was Judge Claude Pittman. An antique humpback trunk, wardrobe, quilt and lace tablecloth once belonged to Emily's great-grandmother. A trunk used today as a coffee table was bought by Judge Pittman and given to Emily's grandmother, Emily Daves, for a hope chest prior to their marriage.

	Baptist Parsonage-Barrett Home 223 West Cherokee Avenue c. 1900
The two-story gabled house is owned by Brad and Susan Barrett. The house is listed on the 1900 Sanborn map. Most houses of this type were built in the last quarter of the 19th century for well-to-do occupants, more often in Georgia's towns and cities. Located next door to the Baptist Church, which was erected in 1869, this house was used as the Baptist parsonage. The entry hall features vertical board wainscot and a closed-string, quarter turn stair with landing. Susan and Brad purchased this home in July of 1993 and have done extensive renovation. Many of the antiques used in furnishing their home are family pieces.

Roselawn 224 West Cherokee Avenue c. 1860s
Roselawn is the former home of renowned Methodist Evangelist Sam Jones, and is also known as the Gilreath-Jones-Parmenter home. It is presently owned by Bartow County, and is operated as a house museum. This interesting house began as a small one-story structure in the 1860s. It is believed the attic area was converted to bedrooms about 1872. A two story wing was added in the early 1880s. In 1895, construction began to raise the existing two floors and add a third floor underneath. When the renovation was complete, Roselawn stood as an eighteen-room, three bath mansion and was considered an architectural wonder. Nelson Gilreath designed and built the first small house on the property. The Rev. Sam Jones bought the property in the early 1880s. Emried Dargon Cole brought his bride, Marie Gilreath, to live here in March, 1927. Mrs. Marie Cole Bell Parmenter lived in the house until her death in October, 1968. Bartow County purchased the property in 1974.
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