Vidalia in Toombs County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Peterson-Wilbanks House
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 8, 2022
1. Peterson-Wilbanks House Marker
placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture. A significant historical year for this entry is 1916.
Location. 32° 12.841′ N, 82° 24.794′ W. Marker is in Vidalia, Georgia, in Toombs County. Marker is on Jackson Street (State Road 15/29) north of East 4th Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 404 Jackson St, Vidalia GA 30474, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. McMillan Burial Ground (approx. 0.2 miles away); Unknown Confederate Graves (approx. 0.2 miles away); To Commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the Sons of Confederate Veterans (approx. 0.2 miles away); Minenwerfer (approx. half a mile away); Erected by Works Progress Administration (approx. half a mile away); Paul Anderson (approx. 1˝ miles away); Home of the Vidalia Sweet Onion (approx. 3 miles away); Toombs County (approx. 5.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Vidalia.
Regarding Peterson-Wilbanks House. Excerpt from the National Register nomination:
Ada McArthur Peterson Wilbanks, who built the houseat 404 Jackson Street, was a half sister of Willie T. McArthur and Dr. J. H. McArthur. She bought her house lot, a one-half acre cotton patch, from her brothers around 1911 and built this house a few years later in 1916.
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Ada McArthur first married A. A. Peterson, Jr., who was one of the largest landowners and farmers of Montgomery and Toombs County. He died and Mrs. Peterson married H. P. Wilbanks several years later …
Also see . . . Peterson-Wilbanks House (PDF). National Register nomination for the house, which was listed in 1990. (National Archives) (Submitted on May 15, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 8, 2022
2. Peterson-Wilbanks House Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on May 15, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 15, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 119 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 15, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
