Buchanan-Blakemore House
James Augustus Buchanan commissioned the
building of this home, completed in 1875. The
bricks used in its construction were fired in
kilns on the property. The exterior walls are
three bricks deep, and the interior staircase
and banister are solid walnut.
Subsequent to the death of James Augustus
Buchanan, the house was conveyed to his
daughter, Mary Walker Buchanan Blakemore.
Upon her death, the house was conveyed to
her only son, John Augustus Blakemore. Upon
his death, the house was conveyed to his
daughter, Martha Buchanan Blakemore McCrary.
In 2006, the house was conveyed to Emory
& Henry College.
Marker is on College Avenue (County Route 737) just north of Exit 26 (Interstate 81), on the right when traveling north.
Courtesy hmdb.org
