Hills and Dales1200 Vernon Road
This photo is included in our Travels Through Troup County: A Guide to Its Architecture and History. Neel Reid, a well-known Atlanta architect, designed this Italian villa for Mr. and Mrs. Fuller E. Callaway, Sr., to compliment historic Ferrell Gardens. Built between 1914 and 1916, this is considered by architectural experts to be Reid's finest work. The mansion features a variety of facades. The south side faces the gardens and has a Southern feel with its four Ionic engaged columns supporting an elaborate pedimented gable. The north side, with its grand terrace and Palladian features, has a commanding view of the rolling hillside. The use of kneecap or half-barrel terra cotta roofing tiles typifies the Italian style. Fuller Callaway, with the aid of his assistant Ab Perry, served as his own contractor on this project.
Sarah Coleman Ferrell began devloping her boxwood gardens in the 1840s using Italian terracing. Fuller E. Callaway, Sr., a leading industrialist and entrpreneur, bought the property from the Ferrell estate in 1912. His son, Fuller, Jr., was a textile manufacturer and philanthropist. Ida Cason Callaway and her daughter-in-law Alice Hand Callaway have lovingly preserved the gardens.
Photo by John Lawrence, Professor of Art at LaGrange College.
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