The Lee Council House

The Lee Council House For rental information, contact Marylynne Vasbinder (229-938-3534) or Nick Owens (229-886-9612) .
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318 East Church Street
Americus, GA
31709

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History of The Lee Council House

The Lee Council House at 308 East Church St. has a storied past that dates to the turn of the 20th century.

The historic house today is headquarters of the Sumter Historic Trust but it has served in several capacities for more than 115 years. It was originally the private residence of Mr. and Mrs. Lee George Council for more than 40 years, then for the next three decades it served as the Americus Elks Club until the Sumter Historical Society, as the organization was then known, purchased it on August 25, 1978, for $52,000.

Lee George Council built the mansion as a wedding gift for his bride, the former Florence Hildreth of Long Island, New York, following their marriage in Live Oak, Florida, on October 9, 1900. The couple moved into their home described as a “palatial mansion” by the Americus Times-Recorder on February 21, 1902.