POMPANO BEACH, Fla.,
July 12, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/
-- "'Gone with the Wind' Mansion"
In 1936 when Margaret Mitchell
wrote her fictional novel about the Civil War-era Deep South, 'Gone
With the Wind,' it didn't occur to her that it would end up being a
classic bestseller that would endure for generations. When Selznick
International Pictures purchased the film rights to the book in
1939, Mitchell had no interest in being involved in the production
except for doing one thing: She came across a photograph in the
Atlanta Journal of a Covington,
Georgia 1836 plantation-style house, cut it out and mailed
it to David Selznick with notations that it was identical to the
house that she envisioned for the book's character Ashley Wilkes. Since then, Twelve Oaks was
purchased by the current owners in rundown condition and underwent
a $2 million restoration in 2017
bringing it back to the fine Antebellum home Margaret saw in 1939.
With the owners desiring to start a new project, Twelve Oaks has
recently been put up for auction ending July
25th with a starting bid of $1
million.
Today's Twelve Oaks is even more stunning than when Mitchell
found it with the restoration and addition of 21st-century
amenities. At 10,000 square feet, it has 11-foot ceilings and
hardwood floors throughout, chandeliers and period lighting, 12
bedrooms, 13 baths and 12 fireplaces routed into five eye-catching,
brick chimneys, now with fires remotely controlled. With decor kept
within the period, there is the formal parlor, large dining room,
new kitchen and elegant bathrooms with two tubs that cost over
$14,000 each and one with a rare
antique shower shaped in a circle with sprays from shoulders to
feet. The master suite with personal library is rich with built-in
wood bookcases flanking a fireplace with room for seating and a
library table. In addition, there are three laundry rooms,
fire-sprinkler system and intercom. The rooftop captain's walk
affords lovely views. Outside is a swimming pool with historic
pergola, covered porches, a large deck and over three acres of
gardens with a four-car carriage house that has Tesla and Copper
Creek charging stations for both cars and golf carts.
A visually perfect example of an historic southern town,
Covington is known as "The
Hollywood of the South" since over
125 movies and television shows have been filmed there. Details of
the town's film career can be seen downtown in the Georgia
Television and Film Museum. The mansion is located only three
blocks from the town square with a wide range of restaurants and
shops, 30 miles east of downtown Atlanta. As a bed & breakfast and event
venue, Twelve Oaks has been named Best of the South by Southern
Living in 2018 with frequent appearances in movies and television
and big enough to house cast and crew. It is listed in Trip
Advisor's Hall of Fame and as a wedding venue has won Best of the
Knot and WeddingWire Couples Choice Award.
Twelve Oaks, the inspiration for Ashley
Wilkes' plantation home in 'Gone With the Wind,' is now up
for auction with bidding open through July
25th. Dewey Jacobs of Target
Auction and Land Company, Inc., Gadsden,
Alabama, is the auction manager.
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