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Considered one of the youngest of the legendary homes within the city of Lexington historic district, this structure was built as the new family home in town for the honorable Judge, Hamiltan McQuarter. In the late 1600s the king of England granted hundreds of acres to family McQuarter in these Georgia foothills. A vast plantation existed in their name at the dawn of the American Revolution. When Lexington was named county seat for the new post-colonial state of Georgia’s Oglethorpe County, McQuarter land spanned from the western edge of early Lexington as far south as Penfield in Greene County. Fire destroyed a pre-civil war structure in this location affording Judge Hamiltan an established homesite for his grand early 20th century house.
The lavish new house was constructed in the then trending Colonial Revival style overlooking an established old tree-canopied carriage way. Clapboard frame with four tall red brick chimneys, the columned manse stood bright white and handsome. By contrast, the interior was designed to feel rich and moody featuring the English Arts and Crafts style. Quartersawn oak, exposed beams and wainscotting, built-in cabinetry and heavy dark stained woodwork enhanced by leaded glass transoms and upper window sashes offered vibrations of an English country accent.
The well-loved Epps family next owned the house in the mid-century and raised four children. Hosting community Easter egg hunts and teaching Kindergarten in home for many years, Mrs. Epps lived out the rest of her life in the house and is well remembered by many as a gracious host and beloved Oglethorpe County teacher.