A local furniture merchant built his home on this lot about 1847, but he would hardly recognize it if he were to return today.  In the Victorian era of the latter 19th Century, the house acquired the fashionable Queen Anne treatment with the large porch, gingerbread trim, and shingled gable that it exhibits today. 

This quarter-of-a-century-old home was inspired by a classic estate in lowcountry South Carolina.  It is sited on a gently rising seven-acre plot on a quiet side street just a mile or so from Madison's Town Square.  The present owners added a library, a three-tiered home theater, and a sunroom. Handmade furniture, family antiques, and the owner's ceramic collection decorate the rooms. The home deftly blends the formality of the foyer, dining room, and parlor with the livable and comfortable rooms to the rear and the expansive outdoor living space. The beautifully-landscaped backyard showcases deer-resistant plantings, a water feature, and a large picnic shelter.  

This elegant property with its grand two-story brick house and mix of original and relocated outbuildings well deserves its place on the National Register of Historic Places.  The bricks were manufactured on site by enslaved labor, and the plantation originally included well over a thousand acres.  Bonar Hall has been featured in numerous publications and was the principal set of an Emmy-winning TV movie.  The interior features an intriguing mix of historic furnishings highlighted with the owners’ eclectic collections from around the world.

Upon Dr. A. K. Bell’s death it was said that he had become “one of the most popular physicians in this section of Georgia.”  The house he built directly across from the Baptist Church retains its original folk Victorian appearance.  The most notable exterior feature is the bay window dormer that overlooks South Main Street – the fashionable place to be in the mid-1890s.  Inside, visitors will marvel at the finely crafted millwork including the parquet ceilings of the principal rooms.

This 150-year-old house is set in a glen of trees on the edge of town.  The ownership of two families, Overby and Rhodes, accounts for over a century of that time up to 2004. The gable-and-wing configuration with a wide and welcoming front porch is typical of period homes.  In 1933 a reporter dubbed the Rhodes property "one of the prettiest places we know," and it continues to deserve that praise. Though expanded and modernized several times, the home retains its historic appearance and ambiance.

Originally built as an office for the Western Union telegraph service and other businesses, this building acquired its current name in the 1960s when it became the headquarters of the local newspaper.  After the paper was sold and renamed in the early 21st Century, the building was renovated for use as a residence upstairs with a gallery and later a boutique downstairs.  It now offers upscale space for residents who want to live near the fine shops and restaurants around and near Madison’s town square.

Built in the 19th Century on a corner near some of Madison’s grandest homes, this house started as typical four-room/central hall plan.  It became known as the “Porch House” after 1916 when the owner of Farmer’s Hardware expanded his home and added the extra-wide porch with its large pipe railings, no doubt from his store.