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Rankin House is a historic residence in Columbus, Georgia. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 16, 1972. It is located at 1440 2nd Avenue. It is now home to a museum on the first floor and the Historic Columbus Foundation on the upper floor. [1]
The Rankin House at 1440 Second Avenue was built for James Rankin, a planter and the owner of the Rankin Hotel and the Rankin Realty Company. The restored house, ca. 1850-70, is now a museum. Courtesy of Historic Columbus Foundation.
Nestled in the heart of uptown Columbus, between Broadway and First Avenue, the historic Rankin Building features a beautiful courtyard and atrium in an unparalleled setting for wedding ceremonies, receptions, rehearsal dinners and other wedding-related events.
7 maj 2020 · The Rankin House was built for James Rankin, a planter and owner of The Rankin Hotel (10th Street and Broadway), who immigrated to Columbus from Ayrshire in Scotland. Work on this mansion was started prior to the Civil War but was not completed until the war ended.
30 kwi 2011 · In 1898, the Rankin House, valued at $18,500, was the finest home in Columbus. After the Civil War, Mr. Rankin returned to Scotland and turned the home over to his eldest child, Mrs. Emma Jane Rankin Lockhart.
Rankin House, Columbus Georgia. In 1968, the Rankin House at 1440 Second Avenue was donated to the Historic Columbus Foundation in memory of James Waldo Woodruff, Sr., a visionary community leader. House History and Info. Fully restored, its first floor is an 1850-1870 house museum and Research Library.
Rankin House is a historic residence in Columbus, Georgia. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 16, 1972. It is located at 1440 2nd Avenue. It is now home to a museum on the first floor and the Historic Columbus Foundation on the upper floor.
