County of house: Douglas County
Location of house: Campbellton St. & Duncan St., Douglasville
Built: 1901
Architectural Style: Classical Revival
"The Col. William T. Roberts House, a restrained example of
the Classical Revival style, is a two-story, wood frame house,
built on the central hall, four-over-four room plan. It features
two side porches and a full width, one-story front porch with a
second story, covered balcony. The original wood exterior of the
house has recently been covered with aluminum siding; the porches
and railings remain wood. There is pressed metal scrollwork over
the front entrance portico and original balusters on all porches.
The house rests on a 1.5 acre lot with extensive landscaping. It
is located in a residential neighborhood in the small county-seat
town of Douglasville.
"The first floor plan consists of a central hall with two
rooms on each side. The two on the left, an original parlor and a
dining room, are separated from each other and the central hall
by pocket doors. The two on the right were originally a parlor
and a bedroom. A stairway leads to the second floor from the far
end of the hall. There is a small conversation area with two
facing, built-in seats to the left of the front door, within the
hallway. There is also a built-in seat adjacent to the stairway.
The front entrance doorway has two doors, each with stained
glass. The original heart-of-pine woodwork abounds on the first
floor, in the original floors, door surrounds, bull's-eye
moldings, chair rails, wainscoting, and dowel screens. The dining
room contains a built-in china cabinet with its original door.
All the doors and mantels are original. Many mantels are placed
in the corners, many contain overmantels with mirrors, and most
have their original tile. They also contain original metal coal
grates.
"The second floor consists of four rooms, all original
bedrooms, around a central hall, and a balcony over the front
porch. There is one bathroom on the second floor. The second
floor retains all of its original materials just as the first
floor. The doors to the bedrooms have clear-glass transoms above
them. The three windows on the stair landing between the first
and second floors contain identical clear, leaded-glass designs.
"The original plumbing and wiring has been replaced and the
house now has forced-air central heating. Air conditioning has
also been installed in the house. The grounds contain many
varieties of trees and shrubs including: red cedar (over 100
years old), white oak (60 years old), water oak, red oak,
blackjack oak (over 80 years old), numerous water oaks, pecan
trees, persimmon, sweet gum, loblolly pines, etc. There are no
surviving outbuildings." ~ NRHP Nomination Form
"In 1886,a century before the Douglasville/Douglas County Cultural Arts Council purchased this elegant, late Victorian period home, Judge and Colonel W.T. Roberts exchanged wedding vows with Emma Quillian, daughter of the Reverend J. C. B. Quillian. Reverend Quillian was one of the early settlers of Douglas County, and the property's original owner. After the death of Reverend Quillian, Colonel Roberts bought the land from his mother-in-law and work on the two-story Neoclassical home began March 21, 1901." ~ Douglasville Cultural Arts Council