Bullard-Hart-Sampson House
Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia
Marker Inscription
Bullard-Hart-Sampson House. Built 1887 by Dr. William L. Bullard, Columbus physician and pioneer ear, eye, nose, and throat specialist, this house is a splendid example of Second Empire Victorian architecture. It was designed by L.E. Thornton of New York. The Bullard family lived here for 90 years. Their guests included President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Generals George Patton and George Marshall who dined on "Country Captain," a popular regional dish originated by the family cook, Arie Mullins. The house was listed in the National Register in 1977 and painstakingly restored in 1978 by new owners, Dr. and Mrs. Lloyd Sampson. ERECTED BY THE HISTORIC CHATTAHOOCHEE COMMISSION AND THE HISTORIC COLUMBUS FOUNDATION 1991
Erected by Historic Chattahoochee Commission
The Story
Built in 1887 for Dr. William L. Bullard, a pioneering Columbus ear, eye, nose, and throat specialist, this Second Empire Victorian home was designed by a New York architect and stayed in the Bullard family for ninety years. Its guests reportedly included President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Generals George Patton and George Marshall, who dined on "Country Captain," a dish credited to the family cook, Arie Mullins. Listed in the National Register in 1977, it was carefully restored the next year.
Why it matters
The house links a Gilded Age physician's ambitions to the mid-20th-century leaders who passed through Georgia, preserving a distinctive chapter of Columbus's social and architectural history.
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Related people
- ¡ William L. Bullard
- ¡ Franklin D. Roosevelt
- ¡ George Patton
- ¡ George Marshall
- ¡ Arie Mullins
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