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Holly Court

Coordinates: 33°44′0″N 82°44′12″W / 33.73333°N 82.73667°W / 33.73333; -82.73667
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Holly Court
Holly Court is located in Georgia
Holly Court
Location301 S. Alexander St., Washington, Georgia
Coordinates33°44′0″N 82°44′12″W / 33.73333°N 82.73667°W / 33.73333; -82.73667
Area1.1 acres (0.45 ha)
Built1833
Architectural styleFederal
NRHP reference No.72000406[1]
Added to NRHPApril 11, 1972

Holly Court, also known as the Ficklen-Lyndon-Johnson House, and now operated as Holly Court Inn Bed & Breakfast, is a historic Neoclassical architecture residence converted into a bed & breakfast in Washington, Georgia.[2] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places.[1]

It was the "last refuge" of Varina Davis, wife of Confederate States of America president Jefferson Davis, before his capture, at the end of the American Civil War.[3][4]

It is a two-story white clapboard building created in about 1840 when two plain-style Federal period houses were joined and a monumental entrance portico was added. The portico has two pairs of square Tuscan columns, and is pedimented.[4]

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References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010. [dead link]
  2. ^ Holly Court Visit Georgia
  3. ^ Kathleen Walls. "A Brush with Destiny". Retrieved February 1, 2017.
  4. ^ a b Elizabeth A. Lyon (October 25, 1971). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Holly Court / Ficklen-Lyndon-Johnson House". National Park Service. Retrieved February 1, 2017. (with five photos from 1970 by Jet Lowe)