Gibbs-Burton-Herndon-Rogers-
Bertram-Bailes/Johnston House
c. 1836
309 West Hightower Trail
Current Owners - Bob Bailes and Dena Johnston
An original three room log structure that was enlarged for a wedding in the late 1830's, this house is one of Social Circle's first. In 1840, it was deeded by the Gibbs family to the Burtons. Mr. Isaac Anderson Stanton, Sr. moved his family into the house and added the upstairs, outside columns, and included stained glass windows going up the stairway in about 1895. The Day, Duval, Stanton, and Herndon (Mrs. Herndon was Eula Knox) families also resided in the house. It is said SHERMAN'S soldiers camped under the front oak trees during their "March to the Sea."