Pebble Hill Plantation
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Pebble Hill Plantation is a plantation and museum located near Thomasville, Georgia
. The plantation is listed on the National Register of Historic Places
.
. Johnson wrote the bill to establish Thomas County. In 1827, Johnson Built the first house in on the property that became Pebble Hill Plantation. Johnson established a successful farm production with his wife. He and His wife had three Children, only one, Julia Ann, survived to adulthood. In 1847, Johnson died and Julia Ann and her husband John William Henry Michell kept the plantation in operation as her father did. In 1850, the original house was replaced with a European-designed mansion. In 1865 Julia Ann’s Husband die and the plantation went down hill rapidly. Sixteen years after her husband’s death, Julia Ann died.
During the time that Pebble Hill was really struggling due to lack of ownership, the surrounding area of Thomasville in Thomas County was thriving with business people from the northern states making Thomasville, Georgia there winter vacations spot.
In 1896, Pebble Hill was sold to Howard Melville Hanna form Cleveland, Ohio. In 1901, the property was given to his Daughter Kate Benedict Hanna Ireland. She married twice. Before Kate’s death in 1936 she expanded the acreage of the plantation and worked with President James Garfield's architect son, Abram Garfield, on all the buildings that still stand.
In 1934, a fire destroyed a portion of the Main House, but the Loggia wing, added in 1914 was saved and included in the plans for the new house. In 1936 Kate died, and her daughter, Pansy, became the plantation owner. Pansy lived at Pebble Hill till her death in 1978. During her time as the plantation owner Pansy married Parker Poe, became a world-renowned horsewoman and polo player, and maintained a steady supply of guest at the plantation as her mother did. In 1950 Pansy established the Pebble Hill Foundation, which she endowed. When she died she left the Plantation in her will to become a museum open to the public.
In October 1983 Pebble Hill plantation was open to the public, so visitors could take a look in the past and observe all the vintage beauties the plantations has to offer.
Thomasville, Georgia
Thomasville is the county seat of Thomas County, Georgia, United States. The city is the second largest in Southwest Georgia after Albany.The city deems itself the City of Roses and holds an annual Rose Festival. The town features plantations open to the public, a historic downtown, a large...
. The plantation is listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
.
History
Thomas Jefferson Johnson was the First owner of Pebble Hill Plantation and Pioneer of Thomas CountyThomas County, Georgia
Thomas County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. The 2010 Census showed a population of 44,720. The county seat is Thomasville.-History:...
. Johnson wrote the bill to establish Thomas County. In 1827, Johnson Built the first house in on the property that became Pebble Hill Plantation. Johnson established a successful farm production with his wife. He and His wife had three Children, only one, Julia Ann, survived to adulthood. In 1847, Johnson died and Julia Ann and her husband John William Henry Michell kept the plantation in operation as her father did. In 1850, the original house was replaced with a European-designed mansion. In 1865 Julia Ann’s Husband die and the plantation went down hill rapidly. Sixteen years after her husband’s death, Julia Ann died.
During the time that Pebble Hill was really struggling due to lack of ownership, the surrounding area of Thomasville in Thomas County was thriving with business people from the northern states making Thomasville, Georgia there winter vacations spot.
In 1896, Pebble Hill was sold to Howard Melville Hanna form Cleveland, Ohio. In 1901, the property was given to his Daughter Kate Benedict Hanna Ireland. She married twice. Before Kate’s death in 1936 she expanded the acreage of the plantation and worked with President James Garfield's architect son, Abram Garfield, on all the buildings that still stand.
In 1934, a fire destroyed a portion of the Main House, but the Loggia wing, added in 1914 was saved and included in the plans for the new house. In 1936 Kate died, and her daughter, Pansy, became the plantation owner. Pansy lived at Pebble Hill till her death in 1978. During her time as the plantation owner Pansy married Parker Poe, became a world-renowned horsewoman and polo player, and maintained a steady supply of guest at the plantation as her mother did. In 1950 Pansy established the Pebble Hill Foundation, which she endowed. When she died she left the Plantation in her will to become a museum open to the public.
In October 1983 Pebble Hill plantation was open to the public, so visitors could take a look in the past and observe all the vintage beauties the plantations has to offer.