The Carriage House history

The Carriage House located at the corner of Taylor and Fifth Street, was purchased January 6, 2006 by Mr. and Mrs. Robert R. Willhelm.

The home came into existence at the same time as the Frazier home. It was built originally to store the carriages used to transport the new owners, Mr. and Mrs. James E. Creary who had moved to Corinth from Florida. The fancy storage building later became known as the "Carriage House".

It has been said by some older Corinthians that after the inception of the automobile that the Carriage House was used as a barn for horses no longer used to pull the Creary's around town. Others say it became a chicken house for a period of time.

Shortly after the Depression of the thirties the owner of the now Frazier home, Dr. Claud F. Gilbert, died. Mrs. Gilbert needed to dispose of the home due to the massive mortgage of $55,000 against the home. The bank holding the debt decided it would be best to separate the Carriage House from the main house and sell two pieces of property rather than one. In this way they would more likely find a buyer with the amount of money required. So the Carriage House was sold separately.

On March 9, 1946 this 75'x150' lot containing the barn, chicken house and carriage structure was sold for the "huge" sum of $100 to Mr. Thomas E. Cooper. Mr. and Mrs. Cooper owned this property until October 31, 1966 at which time they sold the property to Mira Frantzman.

The Frantzman family performed a major reconstruction of the barn/chicken coop into the fine home now standing at 714 East Fifth Street which until this day carries the name "Carriage House".

Owners following the Frantzman's were W.R. Grace and Company. They owned the house a couple of years upon which they sold the home to local Judge Mr. John C. Ross, Jr. Following owners were Mrm Joe Price Comeman, Mr. Gary Mitchell Greene and the current owners Mr. and Mrs. Robert R. Willhelm.

Several of the owners have added amenities updated the beautiful home with dormers, a turret and the hayloft. A hay beam is still visible from one end of the upstairs over the garage. This will be a wonderful and interesting home to our at the April 25 event.

Get directions to the Carriage House here.

For more information, please e-mail info@corinthhometour.org or phone 662-415-1999.