Woodland (Lumber City, Georgia) Explained

Woodland
Coordinates:31.9971°N -82.6412°W
Built:1870
Builder:Captain Renwick and Johnus Thormaholon
Architecture:Late Victorian, Victorian Eclectic
Added:June 21, 1984
Refnum:84001301

Woodland is a two-story Victorian Eclectic-style house on of property in rural Wheeler County, Georgia. It was built in c.1877 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Its NRHP nomination noted that it has "outstanding Gothic-style scroll-sawn detailing".

It has an L-shaped main section and a rectangular rear addition. The house was built by Walter T. McArthur (1837-1894), who inherited the property in 1877 and developed it as an element of the family's lumber plantation. The property was sold in 1917 to Emory Winship (1872-1932) who used it as a hunting estate.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=84001301}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination:Woodland ]. National Park Service. Carolyn Brooks . April 26, 1984 . February 7, 2017 . with