The beautiful old home seems out of place on  Humphreys Street south of Chestnut. Surrounded by small frame  dwellings and commercial buildings, it stands proudly. Part of the  home was constructed before the Civil War and belonged to the Merritt         Family and to the Merritt plantation until the 1870's.  The   estate covered a very large amount of  land to the south including the present day fairgrounds.

Circa 1950

Home is presently under restoration and soon should  again reflect its once former grandeur

Merritt Plantation House 2005

House 2007 showing restored exterior