Brumby Hall: Tour the Upstairs of This Historic Home

In early December I had the opportunity to tour Brumby Hall while on a Christmas Historic Home Tour in Marietta, Georgia. One of the homes open during the tour was Brumby Hall. I previously shared a tour of the downstairs of this beautiful home HERE and a tour of the two dining rooms HERE.

In case you missed those previous tours, here's a brief history of this historic home.

In the previous posts, we toured the downstairs; today, we're heading upstairs.

I've always wanted to put a runner up my main staircase with the brass rods like you see here.  I wouldn't mind exposing a bit more tread on either side, though.  Love this look on a stairway.

A view looking down from the top...

Aren't the old "fashion plates" wonderful?  Wikipedia describes these colorful portraits this way:  A fashion plate is an illustration (a plate) demonstrating the highlights of fashionable styles of clothing. Fashion plates are not depictions of specific people, but are instead generalized portraits, meant only to dictate the style of clothes that a tailor, dressmaker, or store could make or sell, or to show how different materials could be made up into clothes.

As you arrive at the top of the stairs, this is your view.

The upstairs landing/hallway/gallery is quite large.  We find another beautiful chandelier here at the top of the stairs.  This home has some of the most amazing chandeliers.  Remember those gorgeous chandeliers in the two dining rooms?

Let's go check out the room we see through the doorway on the left.

Love the sloped ceiling.  I think sloped ceilings give a room so much character....feels cozy.  Lots of beautiful furnishings to be found in this room, just as we saw on our downstairs tour.

At the other end of the hallway there's a huge room.  Here's the view upon entering the door.

This room has a beautiful bed.  I believe this style bed is known as an Eastlake bed.  Google that and you'll find some really pretty examples online.

Two very different style cradles.  So special getting to see these!

Another child's bed...

This room was large and contained a lot of wonderful antiques.

A beautiful Christmas tree stood in front of the large window at the end.  Bet this was lovely to see from outside come nightfall.

You'll find a tour of the downstairs of Historic Brumby Hall HERE and a tour of the two dining rooms HERE.

Thanks for coming along for the tour.  Did you go on any home tours during the Christmas season?

Beautiful, Historic Brumby Hall: Take the Tour

This week between Christmas and New Years is such a special time.  In a way, it feels like time is standing still.  For some, life may have returned to normal with normal working hours and schedules.  But if your household is anything like mine, you're still reveling in all things Christmas with New Year's Eve/Day waiting in the wings.  My family is still here visiting and the memories we're making are memories I will cherish always.  I hope you're making wonderful memories this week, too.

A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to tour Brumby Hall, a "house museum" included in The Marietta Pilgrimage, a Christmas Historic Home Tour.  Brumby Hall has a rich history and it's a delight to tour since it has been restored and furnished beautifully.

This brief history of Brumby Hall was included in the booklet we were given during the tour.

Hope you enjoy this "pictorial" tour of Brumby Hall.  If you ever have an opportunity to tour it in person, you'll definitely want to do so.  Pictures just don't do it justice.

The Entrance:

Here are a couple of photos showing the condition of the home prior to its restoration in 1926.  Rough looking, wasn't it?

I guess this would be called the Parlor.  The antiques throughout this home are so beautiful.

Gorgeous mirror!  Do you see the firescreen?

Instead of decorating the mantel, the front of fireplace was decorated instead.

The other side of the parlor...

A little closer view...

This room was toward the back of the home.  It felt cozy and warm.  I love the wall color.

Another beautifully decorated fireplace...

Some of the art in the room...

I think this painting depicts Brumby Hall  (lower right) surrounded by the buildings of the the Georgia Military Institute in 1864.  Sherman burned all the buildings, except Brumby, on his "March to the Sea."  He spared Brumby Hall since Colonel Brumby and Sherman were friends at West Point.

Simple decorations for the mantel at Christmastime.

The bathroom...

More gorgeous furnishings...  Love this grand piano, identified as a Chickering square by a savvy reader.

Love how the mirror was decorated for Christmas...

A built in niche/cabinetry...

This little doorway led to the area under the main stairway.  I guess it's just storage.

Here's the way to the upstairs.  I'll share the upstairs in another post soon.  There were just too many photos to share them all in one post.  I can't wait to give you a tour of the dining room and a banquet room at the back of the home.  There's even a tablescape to share.

See you tonight for Tablescape Thursday!  Happy Holidays!

Tour the Beautiful, Historic Whitlock Inn

Recently, a friend and I went on a Christmas historic home tour in Marietta, Georgia.  Included in the tour was the beautiful Whitlock Inn.  This Victorian home was built in 1900.  A brief history found online states, "One hundred and ten years ago, the M.G. Whitlock House, the famous 150 room Marietta resort, burned to the ground. Before the Civil War, it was a popular showplace for tourists taking the train from the hot coastal towns, like Savannah, to the cooler foothills of Georgia. The resort occupied nearly the whole block of Whitlock Avenue where now stands The Whitlock Inn, a private residence and the Trust Company Bank."

"In 1900, part of the land was purchased by Herbert C. Dobbs and his wife Annie. Here is where they built this Victorian Mansion, home for their family of eight. In 1910, the home was sold to Mr. and Mrs. Kemper Smith, who, after several years of residence sold the home to the Dosser family. The much loved Dossers were active in the First Methodist Church, which is now located directly across Whitlock Avenue. Mrs. Dosser is remembered as a favorite piano teacher and the giver of elaborately decorated Christmas parties."  (Brief history found here.)

Today the home is a Bed and Breakfast owned by Nancy and Sandy Edwards who graciously open it to the public for tours.  Come along and take a peek inside this beautiful old home.  (The following pictures were taken by me the day of the home tour, except for the photo of the dining room and back yard, which I found online at the Whitlock Inn site.)

The parlor:  Love the fireplace and the gorgeous wallpaper!

Dining Room:

Photo from Whitlock Inn online site

Staircase leading up...

Upstairs bedrooms:

Love the wallpaper in this room...

This was my favorite bedroom...

Love the beds.

Going back downstairs...note the little flashes on the wall.  Those weren't visible when I took the photo. Is it a ghost or light coming in through the leaded glass windows?  I prefer to think it's a ghost.  Every historic home needs at least one resident ghost.

Looking down to the entry...

The back yard where many a wedding has taken place.

Photo from Whitlock Inn online site 

Love historic home tours?  You'll find lots more HERE.

Hope you enjoyed this peek into the historic Whitlock Inn.   I hope to be back later today with a movie home tour for the holidays.