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But there are no burgundy velvet curtains, stiff
antiques or hoop skirts in this house. Sheppard and
his fellow investors were careful to modernize the
historic property in an inviting way, while preserving
its architectural and design elements.
“One of the things that we wanted to do with the
house from a design standpoint was intentionally veer
away from what so many people expect to see when
they come to an old South house and purposely not
celebrate or try to recreate that sort of setting or
feeling,” Sheppard said.
“We want to honor the things about this home
and the time period in which it was built that are
honorable, like the craftsmanship, the artistry and the
architecture, while not celebrating things about the
time that it shouldn’t be celebrated,” Walker added.
The house has a storied history, once belonging
to Georgia Governor Herschel Johnson, who was the
governor during the 1850s and ran as vice president
to Stephen Douglas against Abraham Lincoln. He was
also the leader of Georgia’s anti-secession movement.
The home’s longest owners were the Ennis family,
who called The Rockwell House their home from
1915 to the 1960s. In 1971, the home was sold to Cecil
and Joanne Ogden, and they began to undertake their
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