Riddle-Jackson House, 608 Jackson Street, Vidalia

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One of the older houses in Vidalia, the Riddle-Jackson House represents a good example of modest Colonial Revival residential architecture. Description: Distinguished primarily by a high hip roof with a hexagonal turret on the front facade, the house is wrapped on three elevations by a hip roof porch supported by Ionic columns with scamozzi capitals. The one-story dwelling is characteristically clad in weatherboard with such identifying features as one-over~one sash windows, and sidelights and transom surrounding the front entry. The interior of the house also exhibits modest Colonial Revival era elements including manufactured, paneled doors with stock hardware, mantel pieces with bracketed shelves and overmirrors, and stock moldings throughout.

Alterations to the original appearance include new dropped acoustic tile ceilings, a bathroom enclosure in the front hall, and an addition/porch enclosure at the rear of the house. History; According to local tradition, the house was constructed for Dan Riddle, a Confederate veteran of Gettysburg who relocated to Vidalia in with his wife Laura, from North Carolina, The house is believed to have been built on a piece of property owned by Laura Riddle, and completed c. The five room dwelling is said to have been constructed at a cost of Occupied by the Riddle family for many years, the house was subsequently converted to rental use by the owners and became home to such locally prominent individuals as Advance publishers R. E. and Frances RIDDLE-JACKSON HOUSE HABS No.

GA-224% (Page 2) 3 Ledford who resided in the house during The house was purchased by Ben P. Jackson Sr. and Estelle Walker Jackson in and remained in the Jackson family until The house is located on Jackson Street in an area of Vidalia which experienced substantial growth during the first two decades of the 20 * '" century and quickly became an upper middle-class residential district. Jackson Street today represents an early century residential neighborhood defined by a variety of architectural styles surrounded by mature landscape features. Source: Vidalia Advance. March 30,

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