United States, Georgia, Wilkes County, Washington, 33.73679, -82.73931Owens, Hubert B.1962Located at: 211 East Robert Toombs Avenue, Washington, Ga.Two-story wood frame house featuring a two-story entrance portico with pediment. Balcony and porch are enclosed by a balustrade. Built by Edward Burton around 1836, the Greek Revival home was purchased in 1843 by the Rev. George H. W. Petrie who sold it to Gabriel Toombs, brother of Senator Robert Toombs in 1849. Toombs gave the house to his daughter in 1871. For more information see Newsome, Jane R., ed. At Home in Washington-Wilkes: A collection of 84 distinctive old residences and other attractions in one of Georgia's most historic towns. Washington, Ga.: Wilkes Publishing Company, Inc., c1986, pp. 28-30.Slide annotated: "Washington, Ga. 1962."Date of structure: 1836.image/jpeghttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/Greek Revival (Architecture)EuropeanWood (plant material)Clapboard sidingBuilding materialsFinishing (material)Siding (material)HousesDwellingsArchitecture--Georgia--WashingtonArchitecture--Georgia--Wilkes CountyPetrie, George H. W.--Homes and hauntsToombs, Gabriel, 1813-1901--Homes and hauntsToombs, Julia Hardeman--Homes and hauntsGabriel Toombs House (Washington, Ga.)StillImage