c1840 - Rare Brick Home with 3Br's, 3 baths, dining room, living room, library, 7 wood burning fireplaces, large front porch with full length windows, basement with garage.

With its unique circular staircase in the entrance hall, the Foster Turnbull Truitt House is one of Madison’s finest antebellum homes.  The classically styled house is one of the few brick homes that predates the Civil War.  The front window open to the front porch, a charming feature used for the parties on the veranda many years ago.  Reminiscent of Charleston, the house faces the side yard to provide privacy and is unique in Madison.  The reason for this features is that the house originally was on Main Street.  In 1890, it was moved on logs by mules to the rear lot.  The interior walls are 14’ wide brick with original plaster.

The house was home to a daughter of Senator Joshua Hill, the man who is credited with saving Madison.  Senator Hill had several daughters who were reported to have been very beautiful. The beautiful Mrs. Hill became a widow very early and subsequently married Mr. Turnbull. The Hill-Turnbull family lived in the house until it was purchased by Mr. and Mrs. Horace Truitt in the late 1930’s.  Rumor has it that the 165 year old home has been owned by only two families before the present owners.

Mr. and Mrs. Horace Truitt, the previous owners, were avid gardeners and were famous for their Beautiful yard, especially the camellias which have been preserved.   The yard has many different varieties of camellias and Mrs. Truitt even grafted and invented one of his own that is now in the yard according to his daughter Libby.

Additional History Notes 

• One of the oldest homes in Madison (Antebellum), one of just a few original brick homes, one of the oldest homes East of Main Street.
• Recorded as Foster-Turnbull-Truitt House – Home of GA State Senator Nathaniel Foster 100 years ago, Foster married to US Senator Joshua Hill’s daughter.
• Significance of Hill family to Madison you all know; home previously located where Cultural Center sits on Main Street.
• Sideways on lot because home there before Johnson Street was cut; unique Charleston like setting.
• Original heart pine floors; restored original fireplaces all wood burning ability with “lifetime” warranty from restorer.
• Reportedly only 4 families have lived in House in 150+ years.