United States, Georgia, Wilkes County, Washington, 33.73679, -82.73931Owens, Hubert B.1968-06Located at: 219 East Robert Toombs Avenue, Washington, Ga.Two-story wood frame house featuring a two-story portico across the front with entablature supported by four fluted Doric columns. The balcony is enclosed by a delicate railing and supported by decorative brackets. Both balcony and entrance doors are framed by sidelights and transom. The house was originally a one-story cottage built in 1819 by Mrs. Elizabeth Tarver, who received lumber and the services of carpenters in the will of Colonel Nicholas Long. Reverend Alexander Webster lived here when he tutored the Alexander children, and at one time the house was used for a seminary. The Toombs-Colley family acquired the house and sold it in 1888 to Mrs. Sarah C. Sanders, who held meetings of the Literary Club in the house. The dining room mantel came from the Heard building, the first branch bank of the Bank of the State of Georgia. The back door lock is a massive brass lock from the old jail. 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. 35-36.Slide annotated: "Washington, Ga."Date of structure: 1819.image/jpeghttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/Long, Nicholas, Col.Wickersham, CharlesWickersham, Charles, Mrs.Decoration and ornament--Federal styleGreek Revival (Architecture)EuropeanWood (plant material)BrickCottagesHousesDwellingsArchitecture--Georgia--WashingtonArchitecture--Georgia--Wilkes CountyTarver, Elizabeth--Homes and hauntsWebster, Alexander, Rev.--Homes and hauntsToombs-Colley family--Homes and hauntsColley, Kate Toombs--Homes and hauntsSanders, Sarah C.--Homes and hauntsCharles Wickersham House (Washington, Ga.)StillImage