1 Unfortunately, the long-abandoned house was demolished after a tornado ripped through the area. The Garred house was purchased in 2009 by Jim Booth who had the intention of restoring the residence. 1 The stone house later served as a hotel for passing travelers, described by William Ely in The Big Sandy in 1887 as “second to no other hostelry in the valley.” 2 3 3d
The Garred property was further divided in the 1870s, with the Ulysses taking ownership of the circa 1850 house and David W. 2 David donated the land, materials, and labor for the erection of a small brick Methodist church near the family cemetery and stone house.
Shortly after the residence was built the Garred’s split the property and David W. 2 3 The rear addition contained a kitchen 1 and rooms that once housed slaves. 1 2 3 The front featured five window bays and a first-level porch, with low square chimneys on the north and south elevations. Located at the top of a hill, the vault became a landmark for passing riverboats along the Big Sandy.Ī two-story residence, of hand-cut sandstone, was then constructed by sons Ulysses and David W. STONE HOUSE One of several limestone houses that once stood in Washington: walls are two feet deep, the structure represents. HAVEN’S CHAPEL Early Methodist Church formed in 1882. The mistake remained intact and the name change was made permanent. V-notching construction, shake-shingle roof, salt trough made from Kentucky Cottonwood tree. But once the marble slab had arrived, David noticed that the family name had been misspelled as Garred instead of Garrett. 1 2 3 It was built of native stone with the front entrance featuring marble quarried in Vermont. 2 David ordered the construction of a Greek Revival-style burial vault in 1835, which was the first of its kind in the area. In 1820, David and Jennie Garrett acquired land along the Big Sandy River south of Louisa and erected a log cabin.
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