Rankin House is a historic residence in

Columbus, Georgia Columbus is a consolidated city-county located on the west-central border of the U.S. state of Georgia. Columbus lies on the Chattahoochee River directly across from Phenix City, Alabama. It is the county seat of Muscogee County, with which it ...

. It was added to the

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on March 16, 1972. It is located at 1440 2nd Avenue. It is now home to a museum on the first floor and the Historic Columbus Foundation on the upper floor.House Museums
Historic Columbus The home was built for James Rankin, a planter and owner of The Rankin Hotel who came to Columbus from

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. Construction of the home was interrupted by the

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. The home includes iron grillwork, pine floors, marble mantels and a walnut double stairway. Period gaslight chandeliers are a highlight of the museum rooms. The music room boasts a rosewood piano of concert quality; a picture of Mr. Rankin, the home's original owner; and a Rankin family petticoat table and ornate gilt mirror. A piano forte is displayed in the south parlor. The home includes a utility staircase used by servants. It was an expensive home.People Who Live in Fine Houses February 9, 1898 ''Enquirer-Sun'' The property's fencing is from the Broadway townhouse of General Henry Lewis Benning, the Confederate war hero for whom Fort Benning is named.

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Historic Columbus
- operates Rankin House Museum *{{HABS , survey=GA-112 , id=ga0272 , title=Rankin House, 1440 Second Avenue, Columbus, Muscogee County, GA , photos=2 , data=2 , supp=yes Houses in Columbus, Georgia Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Georgia (U.S. state) Museums in Columbus, Georgia Historic house museums in Georgia (U.S. state) National Society of the Colonial Dames of America National Register of Historic Places in Muscogee County, Georgia

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