Historical Marker

Welcome to the Richter Cottage

Madison · Morgan County

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The Story

Built around 1830 along Tanyard Branch, likely as a tannery office, this one-room cottage was bought in 1852 by silversmith Charles Richter, who enlarged it into a family home. Saved from demolition and restored by a local school class.

About this site

Welcome to the Richter Cottage is a historical marker in Madison, Morgan County. It is one of 42 historical markers documented in Morgan County, among 112 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 33.6000, -83.4731 near Madison. The nearest cataloged historic site is Vernacular Construction (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include New Cemetery, Fairview Cemetery, and Confederate Dead.

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

📍 33.6000, -83.4731 · Madison, Morgan County

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