Redland Plantation

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REDLAND PLANTATION 98 Monument Road | West Point, GA 31833

R EDL A N D P L A N TAT ION c1852

MAIN HOUSE: • Redland Plantation c 1852 is a beautiful Greek revival style home on over 65+ ac.

• The home was built in 1852 for the Jenkins family and remained in the family until 2005 • The center hall is 40 feet long and 12 feet wide and runs the length of the house • Old World Craftsmanship throughout with every modern amenity • Beautiful Kitchen with sitting area and fireplace • Large Master Bedroom on the main level with a Fireplace and Walk-in closets • A gorgeously appointed Master Bath with separate marble shower and tub • Original plaster ceiling rosettes

• 19th-century heart pine floorboards throughout the home from the Jenkins family barn • On the lower Level two Guest Bedrooms and Bathrooms, a Studio and a Laundry Room are inviting quarters for Redland’s frequent guests • Antique hand made bricks throughout the lower level • Wide front and back porches with ample seating areas • A 4+ acre irrigated and stocked pond • Pole Barn and magnificent landscaping • This spectacular house has been completely updated by one of Atlanta’s premiere architects, Rick Spitzmiller

HISTORY OF REDLAND PLANTATION The house was built in 1852 for the Jenkins family and remained in the family until they decided to sell it in 2005. “I was ready to find a refined country home to be a respite from Atlanta, and this house had always captivated me,” said Rick Spitzmiller.

By relocating the house to his property in Harris County, Spitzmiller “I acquired the architectural freedom to make the house comfortable, including creating a new kitchen, bathrooms and extra living space.”

Moving a historic home is a highly detailed process that demands minute orchestration, from numbering each brick and board, to enlisting a retinue of state troopers, to escort the oversized load on tractor trailers to the new site. The central hallway of Redland is 40 feet long and 12 feet wide, so the roof was dismantled and the house was cut into two pieces for transporting. Although the structure only moved 18 miles, it took a year of planning and preparation to make sure it could be placed on it’s new footings upon arrival.

While Redland survived the move with most of the original architectural elements intact, the restoration proved to be one of patience and persistence. The new roof installation destroyed the original plaster walls, and the central hallway floors were too worn to be refinished.

Fortunately, however, Spitzmiller’s foresight and planning ensured appropriate remedies.

“We had packed the original plaster ceiling rosettes; we replaced the plaster walls; and we sourced the same 19th-century heart pine floorboards from the Jenkins family barn, so it all appears original,” he says.

Redland was awarded The Philip Trammell Shutze award from the Institute of Classical Architecture & Art’s Southeast chapter. Spitzmiller notes that he’s found his bucolic, happy place” with his loyal Southern hound, red Georgia clay and exquisite example of Greek Revival architecture.

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