Corra White Harris House, Study, and Chapel

The Corra White Harris House, Study, and Chapel, also known as In the Valley, is a hilltop complex located in Rydal, Georgia.[2]

Corra White Harris House, Study, and Chapel
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Corra White Harris House in 1916
Location	659 Mt. Pleasant Rd., NE., Rydal, Georgia
Coordinates	34.37093°N 84.76093°W
Area	57 acres (23 ha)
Built	c.1830
Architectural style	Log cabin
NRHP reference No.	97000249[1]
Added to NRHP	July 25, 1997

It was home of Corra White Harris, a writer made famous by her 1910 book A Circuit Rider's Wife, which eventually became the 1951 film I'd Climb the Highest Mountain. She purchased the property in 1913 and died in 1935.[2]

In 1916, she wrote "In the Valley,", published in The Independent 87, pp. 123–124. She wrote about it in numerous other pieces, including in the follow articles with "Valley" in their titles:

• (1914). "New York as Seen from a Georgia Valley: In the Valley," The Independent 77, pp. 97–99.
• (1914). "The Valley: After New York," The Independent 79, pp. 63–65.
• (1915). "From the Peace Zone in the Valley," The Independent 81, pp. 190–192.
• (1916). "Politics and Prayers in the Valley," The Independent 87, pp. 135–136.
• (1917). "War Time in the Valley," The Independent 91, p. 471.

The center part of the house was reportedly built c. 1830 by Pine Log, a Cherokee chieftain.[2]

The complex was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997. A 57-acre (23 ha) area is listed with five contributing buildings and one other contributing structure.[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. Michele Rogers (August 31, 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Corra White Harris House, Study, and Chapel / In the Valley". National Park Service. Retrieved August 12, 2016. with 14 photos

External links

• In the Valley Collection (Corra Harris Historic Homestead, Bartow County, Georgia), 1902–2004, from the Kennesaw State University Archives.