Millpond Plantation, plantation in Thomas County, Georgia
Millpond Plantation is a large estate in Thomas County built between 1903 and 1910, featuring Spanish Colonial Revival architecture with arches and curved roofs. The complex includes the main house along with six additional buildings and two structures set on approximately 1200 acres of fields, trees, and open land.
Jeptha Homer Wade II from Cleveland began purchasing land near Thomasville in 1903 and built the main residence between 1903 and 1910 as a winter home. The Atlanta Journal Constitution recognized the completed estate in 1905 as the third most beautiful structure in the entire South.
The property served as a winter retreat for wealthy visitors from Cleveland seeking relief from northern winters. The Spanish Colonial Revival architecture with its arches and warm tones created a setting that echoed southern Europe and Latin America, transporting guests into a distinct way of living.
The estate is located south of Thomasville and spreads across a large property with multiple buildings, so plan for adequate time to walk the grounds. The flat to gently rolling landscape makes it easy to explore on foot, and you can observe architectural details on both the main house and the historic outbuildings.
The estate was designed by the prominent Cleveland architecture firm Hubbell and Benes, with landscape design by Warren Manning, a landscape architect who also created major public gardens. This collaboration between architecture and landscape design makes the property an important example of early twentieth-century design work.
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