United States, Georgia, Muscogee County, Columbus, 32.46098, -84.987711708/2022The Rankin House at 1440 Second Avenue was built for James Rankin, a planter and the owner of the Rankin Hotel and the Rankin Realty Company. The restored house, ca. 1850-70, is now a museum.Photograph of the Rankin House, which sits at at 1440 Second Avenue in Columbus, Georgia. The two-story brick structure features a cast-iron veranda running the full width of the house with a second-floor cast-iron balcony over the center bay. Manicured hedges line the front lawn. This home was built for James Rankin, a planter and the owner of the Rankin Hotel and the Rankin Realty Company. The restored house, ca. 1850-70, is now a museum.image/jpeghttp://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/business-economy/john-stith-pemberton-1831-1888Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopediahttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/business-economy/john-stith-pemberton-1831-1888Forms part of: New Georgia EncyclopediaDwellings--Georgia--ColumbusHistoric buildings--Georgia--ColumbusArchitecture--Georgia--ColumbusHistoric house museums--Georgia--ColumbusPorches--Georgia--ColumbusBalconies--Georgia--ColumbusMuseums--Georgia--ColumbusDecorative cast-ironwork--Georgia--ColumbusBuildings--Georgia--ColumbusColumbus (Ga.)--Buildings, structures, etc.Rankin HouseStillImage