| Corra White Harris House, Study, and Chapel | |
| Location: | 659 Mt. Pleasant Rd., NE., Rydal, Georgia |
| Coordinates: | 34.3709°N -84.7609°W |
| Built: | c.1830 |
| Architecture: | Log cabin |
| Added: | July 25, 1997 |
| Refnum: | 97000249 |
The Corra White Harris House, Study, and Chapel, also known as In the Valley, is a hilltop complex located in Rydal, Georgia.[1]
It was home of Corra White Harris, a writer made famous by her 1910 book A Circuit Rider's Wife, which eventually became the 1951 film I'd Climb the Highest Mountain. She purchased the property in 1913 and died in 1935.[1]
In 1916, she wrote "In the Valley,", published in The Independent 87, pp. 123–124. She wrote about it in numerous other pieces, including in the follow articles with "Valley" in their titles:
The center part of the house was reportedly built 1830 by Pine Log, a Cherokee chieftain.[1]
The complex was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997. A 57acres area is listed with five contributing buildings and one other contributing structure.