Historical Marker

Campbell Home

Washington · Wilkes County · Erected 1953

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The Story

Built around 1787 and enlarged by Duncan G. Campbell after 1807, this house later gained a Greek Revival facade. It was the birthplace in 1811 of John Archibald Campbell, U.S. Supreme Court justice who resigned to serve the Confederacy.

About this site

Campbell Home is a historical marker in Washington, Wilkes County, erected in 1953. It is one of 63 historical markers documented in Wilkes County, among 123 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 33.7356, -82.7375 near Washington. The nearest cataloged historic site is Mary Willis Library (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Norris House, Duncan G. Cambell's First Law Office, and Mary Willis Library.

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

📍 33.7356, -82.7375 · Washington, Wilkes County
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