Mary Gay House

Built around 1850, this was the longtime home of author Mary Ann Harris Gay, whose memoir 'Life in Dixie During the War' became a noted eyewitness account and a source Margaret Mitchell drew on for 'Gone with the Wind.'

Mary Gay House is a historical marker in Decatur, DeKalb County, erected in 1981. It is one of 98 historical markers documented in DeKalb County, among 143 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 33.7724, -84.3050 near Decatur. The nearest cataloged historic site is The Swanton House (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include The Beacon Community, DeKalb County Courthouse, and The Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. in Decatur.

This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.