SINCE 1874
Captain George Gray Latta built this house in 1874 for his bride, Fannie Brownlow, a governor's daughter who arrived to find a turret rising above the magnolias. From its hill above Whittington Avenue, the Magnolia has watched Hot Springs grow up around it — the bathhouses, the racetrack, the travelers who came for the waters and stayed for the town.
A century and a half later, the house still keeps her secrets: hand-cut trim, wavy glass, and staircases worn smooth by six generations of hands. Some places carry a spirit. This is one of them.
FROM THE ARCHIVES
[1876 wedding article text goes here — Rie will provide. Placeholder: Two years after the house rose on Whittington Avenue, it hosted its first celebration…]
THE HOUSE ON PAPER
The Magnolia has been sketched, drawn, and painted for a century and a half — long before every guest carried a camera. These drawings from the house's archive show her as artists saw her.
THE RESTORATION
A century and a half of weather, wars, and waiting. The bones held. The turret never fell. The house waited for someone to see it.
Suite by suite, season by season: original trim uncovered, floors brought back, two suites open and welcoming guests while the work goes on.
Eight suites. A wedding lawn under string lights. A stage, a Southern kitchen, and a veranda full of people again.
THE VISION
The Majestic Magnolia is being returned to its full glory one room, one story, one season at a time. Coming: a wedding and event venue on the grand curved veranda, a curated pantry and shop, and gardens that give the whole block its evenings back.
Inquire & Follow Along
Architectural renderings of the completed restoration — wedding and event venue, gardens, and all eight suites.