Purcell–Killingsworth House

The Purcell–Killingsworth House, now the Garden Path Inn bed & breakfast, is a historic residence in Columbia, Alabama.^[2] Also known as Traveler's Rest, it was completed in 1890 by William Henry Purcell (1845-1910), a prominent Columbia businessman and politician. Purcell's business interests included a steamboat landing on the Chattahoochee River. The bed and breakfast has three guestrooms.

Purcell–Killingsworth House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	Main St., Columbia, Alabama
Coordinates	31°17′49″N 85°6′40″W
Area	2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built	1889 (1889)
Architectural style	Queen Anne
NRHP reference No.	82001616[1]
Added to NRHP	December 16, 1982

The Purcell House was also the boyhood home of Bishop Clare Purcell (1884-1964). In 1955 he was elected President of the Council of Bishops, the highest place of recognition ever achieved by a native-born Alabama Methodist minister.

In 1946, the Purcell Family sold the two acre homestead to Mr. & Mrs. Henry Killingsworth who restored the Victorian mansion. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 16, 1982. It is located on Main Street.

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Garden Path Inn website