Taylor-Grady House

Built in the 1840s by planter Robert Taylor with thirteen columns representing the original colonies, this Greek Revival house later became the boyhood home of Henry W. Grady, the influential postwar journalist who championed the "New South." A Major Grady, who purchased the property in 1863, was killed at the Battle of Petersburg in 1864, and is said to have returned to the family home after his death. Visitors and investigators, including a 2022 team from Ghosts of Georgia Paranormal Investigations, have reported apparitions gliding through the hallways, figures resembling soldiers and brides, and unexplained cold spots throughout the house. Athens-Clarke County has hosted its own official "Athens Ghost Hunt" programs centered on the house.