The Lodge at Blue Springs

THE LODGE AT BLUE SPRINGS

5951 GA HWY 116 ∙ Hamilton, GA 31811

THE LODGE AT BLUE SPRINGS c1931

MAIN HOUSE This Historic home c1931 is a beautiful Adirondack Log home built by Atlanta architects Ivey and Crook The home is approximately 8,000 square feet Master on main with dressing room, walk in closets, large master bath Four additional large bedrooms all with their own en-suite bathrooms Gourmet kitchen with granite countertops, stainless steel appliances, gas stove and oven, Subzero refrigerator Second prep kitchen features dishwasher, gas stove and oven and copious storage Gorgeous two story great room, with two fireplaces, overlooks the grounds and Lake Ida Card and game room opens to pool area 8 Fireplaces Heart pine floors throughout the home Lovely wide stone back terrace overlooks the lake The house and surrounding buildings were listed in The National Register of Historic Places in 2002 Four Presidents of the United States have stayed on the property Franklin D. Roosevelt spent more than 110 nights in The Lodge

GUEST HOUSE Grounds & Amenities

127 +/- total acres A charming historic guest house with 4 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, large stone fireplace, kitchen and dining areas Enclosed, heated pool 13 acre lake with dock 6 Lilly ponds Grass area for tennis court 3-car garage Caretaker home Stone gas house office with stone fireplace and hardwood floors Gated entrance

HISTORY of the Lodge at Blue Springs

Cason and Virginia Callaway originally built the four-bedroom cottage adjacent to this house in 1930 after purchasing 2500 acres here in Harris County on August 12 of that year. Fuller Callaway Jr. and his wife Alice built this house in 1931. Both houses were originally planned to be weekend country places for the couples to commute to from LaGrange, GA 30 miles away. Virginia and Alice Callaway were sisters who had married the Callaway brothers in 1920 and 1930 respectively. The original rooms of the house included the living room, kitchen, the yellow bedroom, the library, which was originally a bedroom, and the butterfly room, which was also a bedroom. The original contract for construction states “logs to be provided by owner.” The stone used in the construction of the fireplaces was quarried on Callaway property.

The well-known Atlanta architectural firm Ivey and Crook designed the house. The firm also designed the bedroom wing added in 1937 at which time the upstairs rooms were also completed. It was at this time that Cason and Virginia Callaway made this their principal residence. The pool/ greenhouse area was added in 1955.

The 14-acre lake in front of the house was the first of many lakes to be built by Cason. He named it Lake Ida for his mother, Ida Cason Callaway. This house is located 3 miles from the actual ‘blue springs’ which inspired the Callaway’ s to visit here and eventually move here from LaGrange in 1938. Cason retired from Callaway Mills that same year and turned over its operation to his younger brother Fuller.

The Callaway’s divided 40,000 acres in Harris County among their three children: this homesite, and the Gardens during the early 1950s.

The house and surrounding buildings were listed in The National Register of Historic Places in 2002.

The Lodge at Blue Springs

LOCATION Located just 1 hour from Atlanta International Airport Easy access via Interstate 85 and Interstate 185 Exit #30 at Highway 116 and travel a few miles to the house

SISTER HOOD C; 404-401-1163 O: 404-233-4142 Sister.Hood@HarryNorman.com

OFFERED AT: $1,995,000

Buckhead Office-532 East Paces Ferry Road, Atlanta, GA 30305, 404.233.4142. HarryNorman.com Betsy Franks-Broker.

The above information is believed accurate, but is not warranted. This offer is subject to errors, omissions, prior sale and withdrawals without notice