Crestwood (Valdosta, Georgia)

Crestwood is a historic home in Valdosta, Georgia. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 12, 1984. It is located at 502 Eager Road. The home was designed by William G. Eager and built in 1915.[2] The home includes five bedrooms and four bathrooms on 2.51 acres. It was for sale in 2013.[3] The columns and some other materials were salvaged from partially burned home at 701 North Patterson Street. Crestwood's west wing was added in 1928. It includes a library, two bedrooms upstairs, a bathroom, and closets. The home was renovated and the kitchen updated in 1982 according to designs by Richard Hill of Valdosta. The home was part of a pecan plantation. It includes a two-story columned portico and a porte-cochere on the east side. The library has a large limestone fireplace.[3]

Crestwood
Crestwood in 2015
Location502 Eager Rd., Valdosta, Georgia
Coordinates30.87047°N 83.30272°W / 30.87047; -83.30272
Area12.4 acres (5.0 ha)
Built1915
Built byWilliam G. Eager, Sr.
Architectural styleClassical Revival
NRHP reference No.84001147[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 12, 1984
View from the street

William Eager designed a sawed-off shotgun used in trench warfare during World War I.[4]

Its front yard remained a pecan grove in 1983.[4]

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-12-27. Retrieved 2013-12-04.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. 1915 Classical Revival Valdosta Georgia September 26, 2013: Thursday House Sampler, Part 2 Old House Dreams
  4. Carolyn Brooks (December 5, 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Crestwood". National Park Service. Retrieved January 29, 2017. with 12 photos from 1983


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