Judd House: Extract from Daily Citizen News (Supplement, 2001)

The Judd House
and garden estate







Originally called Oneonta (Indian for "a resting place")


Historic House in Dalton, Georgia: not open to the public

Location: Walnut Avenue. Built: 1921. Original Owner, assisted in designing the home: Lenna Judd
 

Renovated in ???? by Evelyn Huffaker Myers, of Dalton, Georgia. She bought some original furnishings, dishes, and books that had belonged to Lenna and Morton Ellis Judd from their grandson, Morton Judd. (article, p.2) She and Judd developed a friendship. She became interested in the history of the Judd family. She finally photographs and family documentation. She came to admire Lenna Judd and her taste.

Morton Judd sold most of the family property (except the house and immediate grounds) to Bill Young, a developer. Myers subsequently bought the Judd barn about 1998 from Young and converted the barn to a house. Myers wanted the house, but at first, Judd did not want to sell it. Later, he did decide to sell, and Myers bought the house August 11, 2000 [from article, p.2].

Evelyn Myers
Majorette, then drum majorette in school. Later: "She worked in the local Wink, Crescent and Dalton theaters as an usherette, and was the cover girl for the centennial edition of The Dalton Citizen" (article, p.2).
Before marriage, Evelyn Myers owned a beauty salon.
 
Married in 1945 to Gene Myers; previously, he had served in the Navy. He is now deceased.

The couple owned/operated a "area-rug business," which "has grown into" Myers Carpet (branches in Dalton, Atlanta, and Nashville)


Children: Ray, Rick, and Vicky Myers.

Evelyn Myers allowed the house to be opened to the public briefly as a Designer Showcase house (sponsored by Whitfield-Murray Historical Society) from Oct. 28 to Nov. 11, 2001.

[Article: "Celebrating the legacy of Oneonta" p.3]:
Features: 22 rooms, seven bathrooms.


The grounds include "formal boxwood gardens, spring house, tea house, pond, and 'barn'" (from article, p.3)
 Gardens on the hillsides. Large pond in front yard. Outdoor amphitheater. Rock teahouse. [Restoration of the gardens in 2001 by Ryan Gainey, Atlanta landscape designer.]


Main gate on Walnut Avenue, erected by Manly Steel (Dalton company). The gate has gilt lettering, "Oneonta," at the center.

Interiors: original millwork and architectural elements. (American Craftsman or English Arts and Crafts style). Library. Music room (w/pipe organ, grand piano).

My own memory: oak-paneled library. Rooms staggered, not central hallways. One bathroom had a mini-tub for feet! Rectangular bay windows. Stucco exterior.

Closed and barricaded about 1994.

Evelyn Myers' converted-barn home was featured in Veranda Magazine, November, 1988.

Lenna Judd: husband died 1921. "She was the first woman board member of the Georgia Forestry Association and an early leader in the state's Red Cross and parent-teacher organizations." Known for her gardens, she also landscaped other gardens in Georgia. (from another article, locals remembered seeing her work w/tools in her garden, hands-on gardening). She cooked, sewed, gave to needy (hands-on charity--took food in her roadster to needy families).  Lenna Judd died in 1938.

"...in 1924 she designed the gardens at what was then Yenching University in Beijing."

Myers was inspired by Minnie Pearl's historic home, which she had toured (p.20, continuation of article, "Legacy..." from page 2).

Note: At the time of publication of the supplement, there were plans to feature the restoration of the Judd house on HGTV as part of its Before and After series (telecast date unknown at time of writing).

Reference: Supplement to the Daily Citizen newspaper, Dalton, Georgia, Wed., Oct. 24, 2001: [The Judd House]. (Article): Kelly, Chris A., "Building on the past, facing the future," page 2

Virtual Mail Post

Virtual Mail Post is a mailbox, scanning, and mail-forwarding service that lets you receive your mail at a California business address. They scan it quickly and provide it for your viewing, then keep the scans on-line for you. Might be worth looking into! The cost varies (after the end of the promo), with prices ranging from $20 to $150 per month, depending upon your needs. They have a strong privacy policy. The service itself might be useful in protecting your privacy, but also useful for people who travel a lot and can't easily get to the post office to pick up mail.

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Bookstores

Yankee Clipper Books (thriftbooks.com)
(Professional service, accurate descriptions)

YourOnlineBookstore.com
(Professional, honest/accurate)
Favorite Bookstores

HP Deskjet 5550 Printer

Hewlett-Packard Deskjet 5550

Good small printer, economical. Slow-to-moderate speed for home use. Sturdy little printer, easy to use.

Cartridges:
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-HP57 Tri-Color

Hewlett-Packard Support

URL: Pages on Cotton History, published by a commercial T-Shirt Site

This URL was submitted for S. Muse. The marketer sent a well-thought-out email. The site is commercial, though--T-shirt printers/sellers. Sophisticated marketing technique, there. The page might be worth linking--keep an eye on it.

http://www.ooshirts.com/guides/From-Cotton-to-T-Shirts:-The-Role-of-Cotton-in-the-Civil-War.html

Boxcar Pinion Bluegrass Festival

Boxcar Pinion Memorial Bluegrass Festival (Tennessee)
Location: Raccoon Mountain Campground, Lookout Valley, northwest of Chattanooga, Tennessee
Annual dates: Usually held first weekend in May (Thursday through Saturday)

 The festival was first held in 1990 and has been held annually since then. 2013 was its 23rd year.

Info: Boxcar Forever Bluegrass, 1546 Burnt Mill Rd., Flintstone, GA 30725

 Cindy Pinion (706) 820-2228 landline or (423) 605-7975 cell
Tanya Jones (423) 432-6276

http://www.boxcarforeverbluegrass.com/

Blount County Historical Museum, Maryville, Tennessee

Blount County Historical Museum
P.O. Box 7051
Maryville, TN 37802

 Located at Museum Row:
1006 E. Lamar Alexander Pkwy
Maryville, TN 37701

(Beside the Cades Cove Museum in the historic Thompson-Brown house)

Phone: 865-454-4256
Email: bchm (at)live. com

Website: http://blountcountymuseum.homestead.com/BCHMindex.html

Tennessee State Museum, 5th & Deaderick Sts., Nashville: 615-741-2692

Tennessee State Museum

5th & Deaderick Streets, Nashville, TN 37243-1120


Phone: 615-741-2692
Toll-Free (if still current): 800-407-4324


Website: TnMuseum.org

Email: info(at)tnmuseum .org

Featuring: Art, Crafts, Artifacts, History, People

Parking: During week, use paid parking. On weekends, park at nearby state lots west of the State Capitol.

(I-40, Broadway exit toward downtown; then left on 5th, go 3 blocks, see museum on left).

Tuckaleechee Caverns - Townsend, Tennessee 865-448-2274

Tuckaleechee Caverns

Phone: 865-448-2274

http://www.smokymountains.org


Located just off US Highway 321

Hours Open: 

March 15 - March 31: 10 am - 5 pm
April 1 - October 31: 9 am - 6 pm
November 1 - November 15: 10 am - 5 pm

(Rated Star Attraction by AAA)

Frist Center for the Visual Arts - Nashville

Frist Center for the Visual Arts
919 Broadway
Nashville, TN 37203

Phone 615-244-3340

Website: FristCenter.org

Artist, Admiring of Landscapes: Dennis Sheehan

Ran across this artist who is still working, whose landscapes are wonderful, though very much inspired, if not copied, from the style of 19th and early 20th century American tonal painters: Dennis Sheehan. The landscapes are wonderful. His studio and workshop seem rather commercial, but his style seems true. Look up: Dennis Sheehan. (Search Google images for a quick overview.)

Antebellum Houses

Selected antebellum houses (some for public tours, some private (but occasionally open for special tours), some completely private:

Oakwood, Murray County, Georgia (private, has been on historical-house tour before). Used to have a spring.

Carter's Quarter, Murray County, Georgia (private, has been on historical-house tour from time to time). Has a springhouse with spring, still standing. Has a family cemetery.


Penn Place, Chattooga County, ?tourable?: Antebellum landmark, plantation-style house built in 1840, "after William Penn received many acres as a payment of debt to his father."

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Gardens and Parks in Tennessee

Chattanooga Arboretum and Nature Center
399 Garden Road, Chattanooga, TN 37419
Phone:  423-821-1160
http://www.chattanooganaturecenter.org/www

Cheekwood Art and Gardens
1200 Forrest Park Drive Nashville Tennessee 37205
Phone: 615.356.8000
http://www.cheekwood.org/

The Hermitage
Home of President Andrew Jackson
4580 Rachel's Lane, Nashville, TN 37076
Phone:  615-889-2941
http://www.thehermitage.com/