St. Elmo (Columbus, Georgia)

	St. Elmo
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	2810 St. Elmo Dr., Columbus, Georgia
Coordinates	32°29′21″N 84°57′58″W / 32.48917°N 84.96611°W
Area	2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built	1828
Architectural style	Greek Revival
NRHP reference No.	71000284
Added to NRHP	April 7, 1971

St. Elmo is a historic residence on the National Register of Historic Places, located in MidTown Columbus, Georgia at 2808 18th Avenue.^{[citation needed]}

Overview

Colonel

Fort Benning

is named, married Colonel Seaborn Jones's daughter.

Many historic personages were entertained at El Dorado among them were

Augusta Jane Evans Wilson, finished her celebrated novel, St. Elmo. In 1878, the home was purchased by Captain and Mrs. James J. Slade who changed its name to St. Elmo in honor of the novel which it had inspired.^[3]

Fire

At approximately 2:00 p.m. on October 5, 2011, a fire broke out in the basement wine cellar of St. Elmo.[4] Apparently started by a single candle, the fire did extensive damage to the structure, but was repaired.

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ Henry L. Benning to Benjamin Cudworth Yancey, December 2, 1833, Benjamin Cudworth Yancey Papers, Southern Historical Collection, University of North Carolina.
^ National Register of Historic Places, http://www.nps.gov/nr/
^ "Video Landing Page - WTVM.com-Columbus, GA News Weather & Sports". www.wtvm.com. Archived from the original on June 14, 2012.

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[2] Henry L. Benning to Benjamin Cudworth Yancey, December 2, 1833, Benjamin Cudworth Yancey Papers, Southern Historical Collection, University of North Carolina.

[3] National Register of Historic Places, http://www.nps.gov/nr/

[4] "Video Landing Page - WTVM.com-Columbus, GA News Weather & Sports". www.wtvm.com. Archived from the original on June 14, 2012.

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Fire

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