Our new neighbor Kady called us to the fence to ask some questions about her old house (actually a couple of years older than ours!) During our discussion she showed the cellphone pics of a page from a city directory she found at the library. Wow! It is the OLDEST image of OUR HOUSE that I have ever seen! Wow. I love this. I can't wait to make a better copy.
The label reads: "RESIDENCE OF HON. WM. A. WRIGHT, WEST ROME"
William A. Wright bought our house from James A. Bale on Dec. 11, 1871 (Deed Book S, Page 76) and deeded it to Mrs. Mary A. Wingfield Dec. 28, 1894 (Deed Book YY, Page 283) So I think this image would likely date between the annexation of Desoto into Rome (1885) and 1894.
Look at that fence. And the street lamp. And the cresting. And the slate roof. And the baby Magnolia at the back that is now huge.
