Catherine Gresham
Townhouse - Dalton Townhouse
c. 1872
Address - 177 East Hightower Trail
Current Owners - Kenneth and Carol Dalton
In 1870, Reverend A.M. Atkinson was the principal of the Social Circle
Male and Female High School, which was opened on March 26, 1870. The Reverend
built his house at 133 E. Hightower Trail c. 1872. The Gresham family purchased
the house sometime in the late 1800s and lived there until c. 1927. The house
became known as the Catherine Gresham Townhouse and was considered to be a
New England style “Snow House.” In 1927, the house was sold to
Mr. and Mrs. Thurmond Baccus, the parents of Ms. Sarah Baccus Stephens, who
sold the property c. 1988. The house was subsequently rented to several families
over the years until Celeste Dupree purchased it in 1998. The house underwent
some initial restoration prior to being sold to the Dalton family in September
of 1999.