For some people a special joy is renovating an ancient house that has deteriorated over the years. Patience, commitment, a willingness to work and a source of funds play important roles.
We are fortunate that some wonderful examples exist in North Fulton County, either completed or in progress. Today’s column will highlight the historic Eli and Cynthia Heard Sherrill House in Forsyth County and some related structures.
The Sherrill House was built in 1904 and is one of the most important historic structures still surviving in northern Forsyth County.
The house
The Sherrill House was in the center of a small crossroads community called Hightower. The house is on the historic Old Federal Road in former Cherokee territory which, like many settlement communities, consisted of farms, taverns, inns and other buildings including a dairy. The structures are all gone with the exception of the Sherrill House and a tavern now in a park in Cumming…