A historic house located near McLemore Cove in Walker County will be hosting a Christmas open house this weekend.

The Martin Davis House, built in 1850 by Martin and Julia Tate Davis, will host a Christmas open house on Saturday, Dec. 2, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and on Sunday, Dec. 3, from 1-4 p.m. The Martin Davis House is located at 58 Hog Jowl Road in Chickamauga, about eight miles west of LaFayette, and 10 miles south of Chickamauga, at the intersection of Ga. Highway 193 and Ga. Highway 341. This historic house and farm are administered by the Martin Davis House Foundation.

For more information contact Jim Staub at 423-774-6784 or istaub1014@aol.com. The house will be decorated for the Christmas season. The open house and conducted tours are free and will showcase the history, furnishings, and collections that make this house a unique historic resource.

Martin Davis moved to Walker County from the northeast mountains of Georgia in 1850. He purchased 160 acres in McLemore’s Cove near Chickamauga Creek and built a home for his family. The Davis family lived here until the 1890s when the house and farm were sold. Homeowners after the Davis family made several architectural changes to the house; however, the original 1850 structure remains intact.

The last homeowner, Frank “Bug” Shaw Jr., expanded the house with several additions including several separate buildings. These buildings include a kitchen, blacksmith shop, weaving room, milk room, doctor/lawyer office, single-room schoolhouse, and a country store.

Source: Coosa-Walker News