Thursday, August 2, 2012
The original livery was built around the time of the Civil War.
Around the time that the city of Dallas was mapped out in 1852, horse and buggies were the primary mode of transportation. That’s why having a livery stable in the downtown square was important, said Jason Edwards, Paulding County’s historian. Shortly after the Civil War, J.B. Foote, who owned the Foote Hotel, built a livery stable on Main Street where The Craft Cottage now is located. While livery stables were used for boarding and renting out horses, the stable in Dallas primarily was used to board horses of people who came to visit the city. “It's not just a coincidence that the man that owned the hotel owned the livery stable,” Edwards said. In 1894, Foote sold his property and building to brothers James B. Watson and John C. Watson. …
Sunday, July 29, 2012
Masonic Lodge members relocated their building after the courthouse was moved.
The lot where the Masonic Lodge now stands on Main Street in downtown Dallas was once the place where residents went to do business. The original brick structure was built by Erastus Guile out of bricks that were made locally at a property on Confederate Avenue across from its intersection with Polk Street. It was accepted by Paulding County in 1853, and it was used as the county’s courthouse until 1892, when the historic courthouse across the street on the Dallas Square was built. The Dallas Masonic Lodge was chartered in 1853, and they used a building across Memorial Drive from what is now Dallas City Hall—where Georgia Highlands currently has a building—for their meetings. But in 1892 when the county began using the new courthouse, the …
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
The building that houses Estate Antiques has been in the Welch family for more than 100 years.
Franklin Welch grew up in the store on Main Street next to the Dallas Theater. Welch’s grandfather, J.F. Welch Sr., who opened his store Welch’s on the Dallas Square in 1896, moved his dry goods store to another location on Main Street in 1898 and then to its final location in 1901. The building was constructed in 1899 by George W. Cooper, who had planned to use it as a grocery store. Two years later, he sold it to Welch. The building now is covered in stucco but originally was built out of stone, Franklin Welch said. “They were blocks as big as this newspaper,” Welch said, holding out an open newspaper. The store sold a variety of items, such as clothing, sheets, blankets and shoes. “I don’t know if it was the first (clothing store in …
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Friday, July 13, 2012
Each week we feature great homes for sale in West Cobb, Paulding and Douglas counties.
This week House Hunt features the newest homes on the market - all featured homes have been listed within the past two weeks. They include a fully renovated, three-bedroom split foyer home on Deering Drive in Douglasville for $125,000 and a gorgeous, five-bedroom lake front home on Tanisha Drive in Dallas for $350,000. Click on a picture in the photo gallery to see a listing description. Click on an address listed below and get directly linked to AOL Real Estate for complete listing information. In additional to helpful home buying tips, maps and contact information for the listings you choose, you will also be able to calculate a monthly mortgage payment, check your credit and get prequalified. 262 Lake Tanisha Drive, Dallas 30157. $…
Monday, July 9, 2012
The house that Dallas' mayor has lived in almost his entire life was built in the 1870s.
Dallas Mayor Boyd Austin said the center portion of his house on Confederate Avenue might be one of the oldest houses still standing in Dallas. The white, wooden house was built in the early 1870s with a kitchen, hall, dining room and a bedroom by Noel Roberts. “He built many of the houses on the street,” Austin said. “He may have had a saw mill on the lot next door when my house was constructed.” Roberts added onto the house as well, and by 1911, the house had seven rooms and three porches—a front porch and two side porches. Roberts died in 1900s and the next year, his widow, Sarah Chapel Roberts, bought it from her husband’s estate in 1901. After Roberts died in 1908, Cleon Gordon bought it from Roberts’ estate. In 1915, Gordon removed …
Monday, July 2, 2012
Paulding County's first jail was built out of logs.
The city of Dallas' first jail was burned down—by its prisoners. The log cabin-style jail was built soon after the county seat was moved to Dallas in 1852. In 1859, it was destroyed by fire, something that would have been relatively easy for the prisoners to do, said Jason Edwards, Paulding County’s historian. “It probably wouldn’t have been that difficult back then,” Edwards said. “It was just a one-room building. Plus, they would have had a fireplace to heat with. They had ready access to fire.” After the prisoners set the jail on fire and escaped, Paulding County went seven years without a detention facility—instead transporting criminals to other jurisdictions, like Cobb or Carroll counties. “I’ve seen that they one time took prisoners…
Friday, June 29, 2012
The vacant building on the square in downtown Dallas was restored to mirror how it looked in the early 1900s.
There is one building in downtown Dallas that has remained owned by the same family for almost its entire existence. Bullock’s, located on the square across from the historic Paulding County Courthouse, was built in 1907 by the Dallas Mercantile Company, which was a chartered corporation of eight men. The general store was run by Henry Bullock and sold various items, such as clothes, housewares, furniture and shoes. Although Bullock lived in town, he had farms in unincorporated Paulding County. “His primary occupation was being a farmer,” said Jason Edwards, Paulding County’s historian. “But, he was involved in different businesses in town, too.” Four years later, Bullock purchased the store from the mercantile company. Shortly after, he …
Each week we offer great homes for sale in West Cobb, Paulding and Douglas counties.
This week's featured homes are in the $100,000 price range. You will be amazed at how much house you can buy for the money and all the amenities they include. Click on a photo in the image gallery to view a basic listing description. Click on a listing below and you will be automatically linked to AOL Real Estate (or the broker) for complete listing information. You will also find helpful tools for buying a home such as mortgage calculators, credit pre-qualifying, maps, contact information and more. 4015 Greystone Drive, Douglasville 30134.$100,000. Price reduced. Three bedrooms, two bathooms 1,867 square feet, 2 car attached garage, large patio and backyard. Brokered by Keller Williams Realty Cityside. 241 Spring Ridge Drive, Dallas …
Thursday, June 28, 2012
That new home smell is luring a lot of buyers back to new construction
I've been telling you for a while about changes in the market due to lack of inventory and increasing prices. There was a report out last week that home sales were down in May from the same month in 2011. I sort of chuckled to myself and thought, "Of course home sales are down over last year. there's much less inventory than there was in 2011." Just as that statement formed in my mind I heard the news reporter make essentially the same statement. I was shocked to hear that. Finally, a member of the news media was reporting the complete story. I don't recall hearing that much truth reported since the housing bubble popped four years ago. One of the byproducts of the lower inventory is the slight surge in new construction in parts of the …
Monday, June 18, 2012
The building that now houses Illustrator Tattoo once was Dallas' communications hub.
What is now a tattoo parlor in downtown Dallas once was a hangout for local teens and later the place where telephone calls were routed into and out of the city. The building sandwiched between a church and antique store on Main Street was built in 1895 as the J.J. Cooper and Co. Drug Store and Grocery. In 1901, Cooper sold the building to Dr. A. J. Cooper, who used it for a drug store. He sold the store in 1909 to another druggist, Dr. James E. Hanna, who had been running a drug store out of it several years prior to buying it. Hanna sold the building to Dr. William O. Hitchcock in 1910, and in 1912, a second story was added. It was there that the Gainsborough Telephone Company’s telephone exchange was housed until around 1940. The …
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12:17 pm on Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Sad that so many changes have been made. The fact that it did not remain original takes the uniqueness away from the home. From the street it is just another home. What really would be news worthy is if the house had been left unchanged since 1870. Rome, Georgia is lucky to have many old homes built in the early 1800's that people have restored by changing out only rotten wood and keeping them as… more ›