Curious visitors arrive on a cool November night last year to tour the recently refurbished home on Eatonton’s Wayne Street.
Johnny Holt and his wife, Laura, were happy to show off the hard work that brought a historic home back to life in Eatonton.
Before and After: The bathroom attached to the guest room at the rear of the house amply demonstrates the tasteful attention to detail and craftsmanship that went into the full-scale restoration of the Gardner-Griffith House, as it’s known by Eatonton’s Historic Preservation Commission.
Before and After: The bathroom attached to the guest room at the rear of the house amply demonstrates the tasteful attention to detail and craftsmanship that went into the full-scale restoration of the Gardner-Griffith House, as it’s known by Eatonton’s Historic Preservation Commission.
Johnny Holt says he first took notice of 307 Wayne St. about 30 years ago when it was just another old house taking up space about a quarter mile north of downtown Eatonton.
“I just always loved it because I could see what it could be. So I looked into it a few times, but it was just never for sale,” Holt says. “Then it sat vacant for about 15 years until one time about a year-a...
