"The Folly"

"The Folly" (HMET7)

Location: Columbus, GA 31901 Muscogee County
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Country: United States of America
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N 32° 27.378', W 84° 59.515'

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A dwelling has existed at 527 First Avenue since 1831 when Alfred Iverson wed Julia Forsyth, daughter of Georgia Governor John Forsyth. Elected to Congress in 1846, Iverson served in the Senate until Georgia seceded from the Union. Two sons served in the Confederate Army, one as a Brigadier General and one as a Lt. Colonel. During the War Between the States, local contractor Leander May surely knew of O.S. Fowler's "A Home for All Seasons," and not only built the front octagonal but also converted the Iverson home into a smaller octagonal. "The Folly" became a National Historic Landmark of architecture in 1973.
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HM NumberHMET7
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Year Placed1985
Placed ByHistoric Chattahoochee Commission and the Historic Columbus Foundation
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Wednesday, October 22nd, 2014 at 7:07am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 688745 N 3592790
Decimal Degrees32.45630000, -84.99191667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 32° 27.378', W 84° 59.515'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds32° 27' 22.68" N, 84° 59' 30.90" W
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Area Code(s)706
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 527 1st Ave, Columbus GA 31901, US
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