Lovin' Linton

02/28/2026

I’m not sure if the after pic is an improvement! Now all the old girl’s wrinkles are showing. Her facelift is coming soon!

02/25/2026

My adventurous child crawled up into the attic to find two huge rooms!

02/13/2026

I had some good help today! Emma Kate and I filled up 1 1/2 dumpsters today.

02/13/2026

Randie and Kim wanted me to try dark colors. I think at only 1883 sq ft, dark might make it look smaller, but tell me if you like it!

02/12/2026

Chatgpt remodeled the old girl for me. Which color is your favorite?

02/11/2026

Interesting!

The town of Linton, Georgia is exactly one mile long. There are no stoplights, and that mile is pretty much a tree-lined street filled with a small collection of historic houses on either side of the road.

If this sounds like some sort of a fairy tale, you wouldn't be far off. Linton was designed this way on purpose by a group of well-meaning Georgia residents who decided that a nice private academy for their children would be a good idea.

Not only that, the citizens picked a relatively isolated spot between three towns - Sparta, Milledgeville, and Sandersville - in a rural setting and far enough away from the railroads (which would have somehow distracted the students from their studies, or so the thinking went) and got to work.

The result was Washington Institute, which worked hand-in-glove with the nearby Darien Baptist Church to keep the students on the straight and narrow while they expanded their minds.

A man named Dr. John Stone, who had come to Georgia from Vermont in 1837, donated the land for the town in 1858. The handsome house that he built in 1850 along Linton Road is among those on either side of the tree-lined street that still stand today.

Linton reached its peak of prosperity in the 1880's. The school is no longer there, having burned in 1894, but the handful of architecturally significant and very handsome 19th century houses remains virtually untouched.

No surprise, then, that the entire town, all one mile of it, is a National Register Historic District.

Have a great day, y'all. Be sure to come see me at https://southernvoice.substack.com for extra scenes and stories from around the South.

Photo by Beth Yarbrough.

02/11/2026

I’ve got one hallway cleaned!! Last weekend, I took a rusty nail to the stomach and a tetanus shot to get the old deck cleaned up. Today,I had to pick up a bird carcass in my guest room. Can’t wait to see what fun the next room holds 🤣

02/08/2026

1st cleanup project complete! Boy, this isn’t like the HGTV shows! No six minutes and a commercial, and we’re done. Three hours later, I’m nasty and tired, but feeling accomplished!

02/08/2026

Before Tour Linton House