Amazingly, the house still retains its ornamental cast iron fence.
The Marvin Shuman family also lived in this house, from the 1940s through the 1980s. Marvin’s daughter, Anita Shuman Momand notes that when they purchased the home the spindles on the cast iron fence were each painted a different color! Anita also notes that this is the oldest house in the city of Vidalia.
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Brian, what a wonderful web site. My family (Marvin Shuman) bought the Leader house in the late 1940′s and was lived in by the Shuman children until the early eighties. What a great house! My daddy (Marvin) had the ceilings lowered so there were “secret rooms” on the upper floor, a dark, dank basement where me and my friends were scared to explore but loved to frighten each other!
I thought you might be interested to know that when daddy bought the house the spindles on the ornamental iron fence were each painted a different color, red, green, yellow and blue. I think my daddy had them painted black as they did look a bit gaudy.
I wonder if you know if this house is the oldest extant house in Vidalia proper?
Vidalia was a great place to grow up in, I often tell my friends that I had a “Beaver Cleaver” upbringing and will be forever grateful for a fun filled childhood.
Thank you so much for bringing back the memories.
Anita Shuman Momand
Once again the photos are awesome! I love Georgia and I have a great love for South Georgia. These are the best photos.
Thanks, Judy! Very kind of you to say so…