Albany's First Brick House - GHM 047-3
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N 31° 34.797 W 084° 09.648
16R E 769443 N 3497375
Albany's First Brick House GHM 047-3 516 Flint Street, Albany GA
Waymark Code: WM3RQK
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 05/12/2008
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Lat34North
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Albany's First Brick House

Built of brick hauled by wagon from Macon,
this house was completed in 1860 by
Congressman William E. (Tete) Smith for his bride,
Caroline Williams Smith. The interior trim and mahogany
stair rial came from New York; the furnishings were imported
from England. Flower beds were laid out in Masonic designs
with statues of Minerva and Flora prominently displayed.
Captain of the Albany of the 4th Ga Regt., Smith lost a leg
in the Battle of King's Schoolhouse, Virginia.
Member of the Confederate Congress and later the U.S. Congress
he was an able lawyer and beloved citizen of Albany.

Type of Marker: Highway

Marker #: 047-3

Date: 1958

Sponsor: Georgia Historical Commission
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