Robert Toombs House Historic Site

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Robert Toombs House Historic Site

Historic Site 706-678-2226

NOTICE: Robert Toombs House is open from 9 AM to 5 PM, Tuesday through Saturday under the operation of Wilkes County. Tours are from 10 AM to 4 PM.

A legend in his own time, Robert Toombs was a successful planter and lawyer who led a turbulent career as state legislator, U.S. Congressman and Senator. “Defend yourselves; the enemy is at your door . . . !” thundered Toombs from the Senate floor on January 24, 1860. The following year, Georgia seceded from the Union and Toombs personified the South by evolving from conservative Unionist to fire-breathing secessionist. After serving just five months as Confederate Secretary of State, he resigned to serve as brigadier general in the Army of Northern Virginia.

In 1870, as the Reconstruction Era drew to a close in Georgia, Toombs felt that Georgia should live under a constitution of her own making. His last service to Georgia citizens was helping create the Constitution of 1877, which was not amended until 1945. Visitors are welcome to tour the house and grounds, and view exhibits and displays.

Hours: Tuesday through Saturday / 9AM-5PM.
Tours are available from 10AM-4PM
Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day.
GeorgiaStateParks.org/RobertToombsHouse

Admission:
- Adults - $5
- Youth (6-12) - $3
- Youth (3-5) - $1
Group rates available with advance notice. The museum is wheelchair accessible, but the restrooms are not.

ACTIVITIES:

Educational Programs
Museum Exhibits
Self-Guided Garden Tour
Customized Tours -- reservations required

FACILITIES:

House Museum
Picnic Area
Bus Parking

NEARBY ATTRACTIONS:

A.H. Stephens State Historic Park (camping/cottages)
Callaway Plantation
Elijah Clark State Park (camping/cottages)
Georgia's Classic South
Hickory Hill (home of Tom Watson)
Historic Washington, Georgia
Mistletoe State Park (camping/cottages)
Washington-Wilkes Museum

Note: Robert Toombs House Historic Site has no reservable facilities.

Events

Robert Augustus Toombs 203rd Birthday Program
Saturday, Jun 29, 2013 10 AM to 4 PM

"Robert Toombs' Family and Friends' will present the birthday program, Homespun: The Fabric of a Nation. The program will interpret the role homespun played in history from post colonial Georgia to 1863. General Toombs will give details of of his speech on the State of the Country as it was presented June 30, 1863. Free Admission. 706-678-2226.

A Tree of Families
Saturday, Dec 14, 2013 10 AM to 4 PM

The Christmas tree takes the center stage as living history performers "Robert Toombs Family and Friends" celebrate post colonial Christmas traditions through the early 1900s. Free Admission. 706-678-2226.