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| $1,250,000.00 |
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| Status: *FOR SALE* |
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| Type: Single Family Home |
| 5 Bed • 3 Bath • 5100 Sq. Ft. Sq. Ft. |
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| 802 Old Madison Road, Quitman, Georgia, 31643 |
The Henry Gray TurneHouse, “Nocturne”,was constructed in 1894 on 150 acres of land in Quitman Georgia. The house is sited at the end of a quarter-mile driveway amid a grove of hundred year old live oaks, hickory and magnolia trees. Nocturne was built for Mr. Turner from plans produced by the architectural firm Munn and Company of New York City. The original blueprints, hand drawn on vellum, were discovered in the attic, and hang in the house.
The house is approximately 5,100 square feet in size and most all of the original details remain. Some unique exterior elements are the paired cigar columns on pedestals surrounding the porch and supporting the large pediment over the main entrance, the metal scrollwork, swags and garlands in the porch pediment and balcony entablature, and the grouped modillion blocks over the windows. The interior has 13 foot ceilings on the first floor and twelve foot ceilings on the second floor, narrow crown and picture moldings, five sets of double pocket doors, eight corner fireplaces with original mantles, fireplaces in the entrance hall and kitchen, a built-in curly pine mirrored sideboard in the dining room, two full height walk-out windows, and full transoms over all hinged doors, including the doors to all closets. There are working speaking tubes from several areas of the house to the kitchen, and an original bathroom on the second floor contains all of its original fixtures including the toilet, sink and zinc covered copper bathtub.
Since being built, only minor changes have been made to the original floor plan. A back porch has been converted to two bathrooms and a sun porch and the fifth second floor bedroom has been converted into a bathroom, dressing room and closet. The original electrical system has been replaced and central heat and air have been added to each floor. The woodwork has never been painted, and the old dirty and discolored shellac finish has been removed to reveal beautiful mellow pine.
The grounds now consist of twenty-five acres planted with live oaks, hickory, magnolias, and palms. When Turner built his home, he removed all of the native pine trees and replaced them with live oak, hickory, and magnolia, which was an unusual landscape for this part of the country. His idea was to transplant the surroundings of his youth in NC to his new home in South Georgia. Other structures on the property include the original smokehouse, a later carriage house, multiple outbuildings,a clubhouse complete with kitchen, and a two bedroom guest house created from two original servants’ houses. The house and grounds were placed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 2, 1980, for their significance in historic architecture, landscape design, and political and judicial history.
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FEATURES
Fireplace, Main Floor Bathroom, Central Air, Den / Office, Hardwood Floors, Dining Room, Family Room, Swimming Pool |
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