Sweet Home – Built c.1840 in the Greek Revival cottage style this beautiful home sits in the middle of 79+/- acres of far-reaching unobstructed views of what was once a 1,000-acre cotton farm. Nestled in the beautiful rolling farmland of West Central Georgia the home features 13 ft ceilings on the main level, heart pine floors throughout, 4 fireplaces, original wide gracious entrance, owner's suite on main with fireplace and sitting room or office, gorgeous dining room with fireplace seats 12+, large spacious kitchen with lovely views of the property, 2 additional bedrooms and 1 bath on the second floor. The house retains most of its original features including walls, 12 inch heart pine boards and flooring, windows, shutters, columns, doors, mantels, hardware, stairway, some furnishings as well as the original central hall plan. Three original buildings remain, the c. 1840 kitchen, the c. 1840 cook's house and a c. 1920's barn. The estate includes a one-bedroom guest house and a stunning circa 1790's two story log house overlooking a 2.5 acre spring-fed lake. This house was relocated from Kentucky and was thought to be the home of Bourbon pioneer Basil Hayden.
The property features a small gazebo and a large "summer pavilion" that is approached by parallel wisteria covered pergolas that are framed by American boxwoods, and end with boxwood parterres. A beautiful spring-fed lake, visible from the house and back porch was dug by mule teams during the great depression for President Franklin D. Roosevelt in nearby Warm Springs. The lake is teeming with bream and large-mouth bass. The home is minutes from Callaway Gardens, three miles from I-185, an hour from Atlanta, fifteen minutes from LaGrange and twenty five minutes from Columbus.