The House by the Road

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The House by the Road

Description

721 N Main St. in Ashburn, Ga

Built in 1919 by J.S. Shingler for his son Robert Royal Shingler. Within a few years, he married his distant cousin Lillian Hughes. In 1926, Lillian turned her home into a hospitality suite with lodgings and a restaurant for travelers who frequented what would eventually become a new National Highway three years later in 1929. Most notable of the visitors was Duncan Hines who gave the establishment a very good rating. Atlanta mayor William Berry Hartsfield, for whom ATL airport is named after, dined there while on a trip to FL. He liked the food so well he stopped on his return with twice the entourage. As a guest house, the building contained eight bedrooms and could accommodate up to sixteen guests. The dining room could comfortably seat twenty-five. This establishment was closed around 1970 following the death of Mr. Shingler in 1966 and the opening of highway (interstate 75).

Creator

Sami Mastrario

Date

February 24, 2021

Citation

Sami Mastrario, “The House by the Road,” Turner County Project Digital Archive Repository, accessed November 24, 2024, https://turnercountyproject.com/archive/items/show/499.

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