Davis-Felton Plantation, historic plantation near Henderson, Georgia
The Davis-Felton Plantation is a historic site in Houston County listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The main building displays Italianate style with a distinctive tower, white-painted walls, large windows bearing etched dates, colored glass above the hallway door, and two entrances facing east and west; the property also includes a smokehouse, barn, tenant houses, and a fruit-packing shed from the 1930s.
William Mazyck Davis moved from South Carolina to Houston County in the early 1850s to acquire land for cotton growing; the main house was built in 1852 in Italianate style. After the Civil War, the plantation shifted away from cotton due to pest damage and focused on fruit, including peaches under Judge William Felton's direction in the 20th century.
The plantation's name reflects the Davis family from South Carolina and Judge Felton who later transformed the land into a fruit farm. Today visitors see how the white buildings and fields mirror a tightly woven life where families, workers, and farming were bound together across generations.
The grounds are walkable with wooded areas and several preserved buildings; visitors can see the main house, smokehouse, barn, and older tenant houses as well as the farmland. Tours and events help tell the story of the place, with the best time for exploring typically being the warmer seasons.
According to legend, the house was designed by an enslaved worker named Peter Davis who was sent to Boston for training and later freed. His architectural skills shaped the structure over four years, and his legacy remains visible in the craftsmanship and solid construction that has kept the building standing to this day.
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