Madison has so many historic homes, but precious few that are open to the public for viewing daily. Heritage Hall allows you to see how the Plantation class lived in their "Town Homes", traditionally built by husbands for their wives so they could come in from the farms and socialize and entertain in town. Madison's main draw is its historic architecture so I can't imagine anyone wanting to come to Madison and not wanting to see heritage Hall.
Our docent obviously loved the house and revelled in sharing its stories. Our favorite was the unusual habit of the young ladies of the house to scratch names into the windowpanes with their engagement diamonds to make sure they were real! She pointed them out all up and down the house!It has the finest Victorian hair wreath I've ever seen.
While doing the self-guided walking tour with a map provided at the visitors center all you can think about is what must these beautiful homes look like on the inside. The Heritage house has the answer in a well done guided tour of the home. The guide had lots of interesting information about the home & furnishings. She even explained how the children would have lived to my seven year old nephew. Great value for the price. Its just $10 to tour three homes and is well worth it. Plenty of dining and shopping within walking distance of the old homes.
This is a nice historic home to see any time of year, but if you go at Christmas the decor is especially lovely
Get old southern home, tour was fun. easy to walk to, town was clean and friendly. Cars will stop to let you cross steet
If you are a History buff, you have to come to Madison, Ga! We are steeped in antebellum homes, historic cemeteries, tours of homes, etc. Heritage Hall is a wonderful place to start in your journey through our town!
Of course, this is a graceful old house with an interesting history, and the docents do a wonderful job of explaining everything. It's well worth a visit if you're in Madison. One thing that sets this house apart from others is that it is reputed to have a ghost in the upper left room. There is a strange marking on the fireplace apron that they haven't been able to remove. It resurfaces whenever they've painted, and some believe it represents a woman with a baby in her arms. People have been known to refuse to enter the room because they've sensed something in there. It is quite a beautiful room, with an exquisite rose china chandelier. One could see why a ghost would want to stick around. As for encounters, yes, I believe there's some truth to the belief. There's a distinct chill in the room that is typical of a spectral presence. Good luck though. Not everybody can notice it.
From the diamond-etched messages on the window panes to the ghostly image on the fireplace hearth, Pat (our docent) conjured up real history with her story telling warmth.
Beautiful historical home, well-preserved and furnished. Lawn and gardens are well-maintained. well worth the visit.
I love old houses so this was a real treat for me. Our guide was very informative and had lots of interesting bits of history to share with us. Heritage Hall was beautiful.