Traveler's Rest - Toccoa, GA
Posted by: 
dawgs
N 34° 36.536 W 083° 14.343
17S E 294696 N 3831955
A neat old building open for tours
Waymark Code: WM1WX8
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 07/22/2007
Views: 45
Traveler’s Rest was the plantation home of Devereaux Jarrett, the “richest man in the Tugaloo Valley.” Jarrett bought the site in 1833 and made it the center of his thriving plantation. To accommodate the growing number of travelers to northeast Georgia, he added on to the structure. When English traveler George W. Featherstonhaugh visited Traveler’s Rest in 1837, he was pleasantly surprised. “I got an excellent breakfast of coffee, ham, chicken, good bread and butter, honey and plenty of good new milk for a quarter of a dollar,” he wrote. “What a charming country this would be to travel in if one was sure of meeting with such nice clean quarters once a day.”
In 1966, Traveler’s Rest was recognized as a National Historic Landmark because of its fine architecture, including a 90-foot-long porch and hand-numbered rafters. Today, visitors receive a guided tour of the plantation home. Most furnishings are original antiques, including some made by local craftsman Caleb Shaw.
Open Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.; Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day. Open Mondays on Memorial Day, Independence Day and Labor Day weekends.
Admission: $2.50–$4.
Group rates available with advance notice.
Street address:
4339 Riverdale Road
Toccoa, GA
30577
County / Borough / Parish: Stephens
Year listed: 1964
Historic (Areas of) Significance: A old building that was heavily used and is still around
Periods of significance: 1800-1874
Historic function: Inn, Tavern and rest stop
Current function: Tours
Privately owned?: no
Season start / Season finish: From: 01/01/1907 To: 12/31/2010
Hours of operation: From: 9:00 AM To: 5:00 PM
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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Visit Instructions:
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