Duvall-Donaldson Home
c. 1873
Address - 152 Dogwood Ave
Current Owners - Rich and Kimberly Donaldson
A
fine example of the Second Empire style of architecture which was popular
in the United States from the 1850’s to the 1880’s, this style
was most often used in the construction of public or governmental buildings.
It is extremely rare in the south with only a handful of Second Empire
homes in Georgia.
The
house was built in 1873 by the Phillips family and was subsequently sold to
the George Stanton family in 1897. The Stantons remodeled the home extensively
at that time by adding a Colonial Revival style porch with Doric columns,
“new” Victorian fireplace mantles, an inside bathroom and electricity.
The home remained in the Stanton family and their heirs, the Duvalls,
until the death of Mrs. Rosebud Duvall in 1985. The house was sold at
her death and subsequently changed hands several times, usually remaining
vacant, until it was purchased in 1994 by Richard and Kimberly Donaldson who
extensively restored the home to it’s present beauty