The Marsh House of LaFayette

The Marsh House of LaFayette The Historic Marsh House (circa 1836)
Listed in the National Register of Historic Places, The Marsh House is a house museum and events facility. In 1850, Mr.

Come stroll the lovely grounds of the Marsh House (circa 1836) in LaFayette and experience the antebellum era as docents provide house history and information about 19th century furnishings, many of which are original to the house. This lovely antebellum home, located on North Main Street in LaFayette, sits across from Chattooga Academy / John B. Gordon Hall where Confederate General Braxton Bragg

planned the Battle of Chickamauga. Union soldiers occupied the Marsh House during the war and left behind blood-soaked floors and hoof prints in the main hall. The house remained in the Marsh family for 150 years! Helping Hands In Service
During Walker County's formative years, many enslaved African Americans were pioneering partners with white settlers. Marsh owned twelve enslaved African Americans, and in 1860, he housed eight slaves in two slave houses. One of these men was Rev. Wiley Marsh. Some time after the formation of Walker County on December 18, 1833, Rev. Marsh's was the first recorded African-American birth in LaFayette. He was a skilled carpenter and built many houses and assisted once enslaved Rev. George W. Wheeler in founding numerous African-American churches. The Cherokees
Spencer Marsh was a great friend of the Cherokees and was known to them as Estachee. The Cherokee woman, Ninatoya, was a servant at the Marsh House and was relocated west during the "Trail of Tears" in 1838.

Marsh House Mother’s Day Tea.
05/09/2026

Marsh House Mother’s Day Tea.

05/08/2026

We are all sold out on the Mothers Day Tea. Thanks for all the interest.

12/10/2025
Christmas 1880: At Home with the Marsh-Warthen FamilyCandlelight ToursDec. 13, 14,20,21 6:00-8:00 pm,Life was simpler t...
12/08/2025

Christmas 1880: At Home with the Marsh-Warthen Family
Candlelight Tours
Dec. 13, 14,20,21
6:00-8:00 pm,

Life was simpler then
The Pleasure of Your Company

10/22/2025

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10/22/2025

Such great volunteers!

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Get ready!!
10/10/2025

Get ready!!

“The Spirits are active...”
The Marsh House Museum will offer its Annual Ghost Tours, on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, October 30, 31, November 1, 6-8 pm. It will include a Candlelight Tour of the house furnished for the Halloween Season, then a walk to the Marsh tombstones in the La Fayette Cemetery, and finally brew served by a witch around a campfire. The tour will include information on those who died in or near the house over the past 180 years, including soldiers whose bloodstains are on the original hall floor and the circumstances of the Certified Haunted Certificate over the front desk. There will be new features during the tour, including strange happenings of the last 25 years.
The cost of the event will be $25 per person. Children must be at least 12 years old and accompanied by a guardian. Registration will be by a message to [email protected], and prepayment through the Donate Button on the website (marshhouseoflafayette.org) will be required. Everyone will be asked to sign an affidavit and release of liability attesting that each guest is in good mental and physical health and is able to run (fast!).
More information: 706-764-2801

“The Spirits are active...”The Marsh House Museum will offer its Annual Ghost Tours, on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, ...
10/10/2025

“The Spirits are active...”
The Marsh House Museum will offer its Annual Ghost Tours, on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, October 30, 31, November 1, 6-8 pm. It will include a Candlelight Tour of the house furnished for the Halloween Season, then a walk to the Marsh tombstones in the La Fayette Cemetery, and finally brew served by a witch around a campfire. The tour will include information on those who died in or near the house over the past 180 years, including soldiers whose bloodstains are on the original hall floor and the circumstances of the Certified Haunted Certificate over the front desk. There will be new features during the tour, including strange happenings of the last 25 years.
The cost of the event will be $25 per person. Children must be at least 12 years old and accompanied by a guardian. Registration will be by a message to [email protected], and prepayment through the Donate Button on the website (marshhouseoflafayette.org) will be required. Everyone will be asked to sign an affidavit and release of liability attesting that each guest is in good mental and physical health and is able to run (fast!).
More information: 706-764-2801

Reminder.
09/15/2025

Reminder.

Several things are happening with arts in Walker County and La Fayette. Perhaps it’s time to renew the Arts Guild. Please come to an envisioning meeting on Tuesday, September 16, 7:00 pm at the Marsh House. We have kept the 501 c3 status active for future possibilities. Come and bring thoughts and dreams.
David Boyle and Heather Cristina

09/08/2025

The September meeting of the WCHS will be held off schedule on Saturday, September 13, 10:30 am at the Marsh House (instead of the usual 4th Sunday). It will be a joint meeting with the Georgia Trail of Tears Association. The topic will be “Cherokee Heritage in Walker County.” Speakers will include Connie Forester (Ft. Cu***ng), Jeff Bishop (the John Ross House), and David Boyle (other traces of Cherokee Heritage).

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Address

308 North Main Street PO Box 722
Lafayette, GA
30728

Opening Hours

1:30pm - 3:30pm

Telephone

(706) 638-5187

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