For those who do a seek for probably the most charming Southern city, I’ve little question that Madison, GA will most likely pop up! Little doubt, Madison has quaint and charming coated and each time I’m going there, I come away and say, I might reside right here! It truly is the quintessential Southern city with a lot to supply and see. Their historic district is second to none and in case you stroll the streets of Madison, you’ll see what I imply. Once I was invited by the hosts of the Madison Spring Tour of Properties to come back again and go to, in fact I jumped on the likelihood. It’s been 6 years since I’ve been and it was so good to be again. I loved a day and 1/2 in charming Madison, so I’ll share the house tour, the place I stayed and the place I ate. For those who go to Madison, there isn’t a scarcity of excellent meals and issues to see and do. The house tour at all times opens up all of the church buildings and historic buildings too, so you’ll be able to see them multi functional weekend. I visited a number of throughout my weekend there, however I’m solely sharing the house tour right now. Come alongside and see the tour!
Sadly Mark couldn’t make the journey with me this time, despite the fact that I do know he would have loved the weekend. His mother went within the hospital after which we ended up shifting her to assisted dwelling (the identical one my dad and mom had been in) per week in the past, so it’s been an eventful week.
The Madison-Morgan Cultural Heart is housed in an previous elementary faculty that’s so stuffed with allure. I’m so glad they stored this magnificence, it’s an iconic constructing on Primary Road. The Romanesque Revival constructing was constructed in 1895 as one of many first graded public faculties within the South. It functioned as a public faculty till 1957.
I’ve been in right here a number of occasions and the previous wood flooring and auditorium harkens again to days passed by when elementary faculty was a less complicated time. Isn’t it attractive? Since 1976, the Cultural Heart is a thriving arts group and a venue for performing and visible arts. It’s additionally a historical past museum wealthy with native and regional historical past and homes a restored 1895 classroom. I picked up my map and off I went on the self strolling and driving tour. I noticed 7 homes in all. I received’t get into all of the historical past of every home, however will share a bit about them. I took pics inside most of them, in addition to some backyard areas and I hope they don’t thoughts being shared as they had been all featured in footage within the Madison tour paper.
Chapman-Bell Home, ca. 1895
This Victorian cottage’s present proprietor, Brad Chapman, has renovated and adorned the home to replicate his mixture fashionable style with respect for the previous. He did a terrific job!
Again of the home.
The Porch Home, ca. 1897
Residence homeowners: Mike and Laurie Becker. Most properties of this period have been renovated and added onto and The Porch Home received its identify from the addition of this wrap round porch someday round 1921.
The porch was further particular!
This porch is so spacious and welcoming.
Alfred Shaw Home, ca. 1847, restyled 1880’s
The Queen Anne owned by Cade Cowan, has been made his personal with a eager eye for sustaining the long-standing historic character of the home. The kitchen was extensively overhauled including coronary heart pine flooring and painted wooden. This kitchen and complete home could be my favourite of the tour.
Isn’t this lovely and so distinctive?
Love this Victorian porch that was added on.
View from the yard.
Flower backyard and outbuildings. There was additionally a visitor home to the left of the place I’m standing.
LeSeuer-Overby-Rhodes Home, ca. 1875
Present owners: Reginald and Kebby Holden they usually have completed a tremendous job of being cautious stewards to this historic home, with considerate additions.
I cherished how this dwelling was adorned, with fairly saturated colours.
This cease is the place I ran right into a reader, Julie, who reads my weblog and follows me. I at all times love to speak with you all, so in case you see me out and about, please say howdy! It was nice to fulfill you, Julie!
Bonar Corridor, ca. 1839
House owner: Betsy Wagenhauser
This elegant Georgian type antebellum dwelling, has largely been left unchanged from renovations over time and deserves its place on the Nationwide Register of Historic Locations. It has a mixture of authentic and relocated outbuildings unfold throughout 13 acres.
The unique kitchen.
The property and gardens had been lovely.
The Whiteside Home, ca. 1920
Present homeowners: Clarence and Kathy Whiteside
The Whiteside’s made a number of renovations to the house after buying in 2018. It’s stuffed with American antiques from the massive historic property that they beforehand owned in Madison and from their former mountain dwelling.
Home of Janus ca. 1998
By the tip of the tour, I wasn’t taking as many pics. This house is owned by Steve and Linda Huggins and is on a personal street with half a dozen tons, all of that are 7 acres or extra. It’s nation dwelling close to the guts of city. The home is pretty new and the present homeowners added a breezeway and storage. The yard was actually fairly and I ought to have gotten an image of it with the pool.
Downtown Madison is in a sq. and so very nicely completed. I used to be there for dinner and likewise had breakfast the subsequent morning on the sq..
I need to give a giant shoutout to Mad Hospitality, who hosted me in a keep on the newly renovated motor inn on the town, New South Motor Inn. It’s a quaint inn identical to the previous motels all of us stayed in rising up, however every of the rooms have been refurbished and made new. It was a pleasant place to remain, with no entrance workplace verify in. You get every little thing by electronic mail with a code to get within the door.
It was spacious and nicely appointed, clear and cozy.
I might extremely advocate a keep right here in case you’re in Madison.
Mad Hospitality additionally handled me to dinner at The Eating Room, downtown Madison. Owned by actual property developer Thomas Preston, the corporate has opened a number of eating places within the historic sq. of Madison. The Eating Room was so distinctive with farm to desk nice eating and I loved each single chew of my dinner. I admire their hospitality a lot and that was one fabulous dinner! Actually memorable.
The subsequent morning I finished by Patisserie for breakfast (additionally owned by Mad Hospitality), snagging a ham and cheese croissant, which I heard had been scrumptious. They’re!
I additionally took dwelling a field of pastry treats and a loaf of sourdough bread. Mark love pastries and was very blissful when he noticed all of this. It was all excellent and engaging!
It was such a deal with to as soon as once more go to Madison and luxuriate in their Southern hospitality for myself. Thanks once more, Madison, for the invitation and treats, so memorable for me. I hope you all loved seeing the tour of properties this yr. I took so many footage of the gorgeous historic properties lining the streets, so I can even do a publish exhibiting these in addition to the antiques store I visited once more. It’s at all times enjoyable to go to Madison!
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