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We are given very little history of how The Death House came to be, but we are quickly introduced to the members of Dorm 4, the boys who will show us that growing up is never easy, especially when you know the only reason you have been sent to The Death House is because you are defective. This is seen as a death sentence where everything you have known and loved has been taken away from you. These boys are thrown into a new reality of survival and loss. The boys of Dorm 4 are not the only ones in the house, there are rivalries between different dorms which makes the story interesting in a sociological way to see how these children, girls as well as boys interact with each other.
What makes you defective? What happens when this kicks in? The symptoms are different for everyone. All of the children are living in fear of what this will mean for them and when it will be their time to be taken to the Sanatorium. With the arrival of Clara and Tom all of the boys and girls of the house start to learn how to live in the moments they have. They realise life is for the living and that although they do not have the freedoms and families that they once knew they have each other.
Would it bother you to find out that someone had died in your house? Would that information have impacted your decision to buy? Gather as much information about the history of a house before you make an offer or sign the lease. Watch this video and learn the facts!
In Most states, a death in a home, no matter how it occurred, is not considered a "Material Fact" and it's not required to be disclosed. A murder could have occurred days ago and the seller does not have to let you know.
In my cell here, when I look out of the window, all I can see are two grim buildings. One is a housing unit for Tennessee's inmates condemned to death. The other is what is known as the Death House where the state actually executes people.
This gorgeous Queen Anne Cottage was built at 719 Sycamore Street; now it is located at 813 Sycamore Street. It is very close to the MARTA tracks on the eastern edge of the historic core of Decatur. The DeKalb History Center has a subject file for this house, but only about 120 houses in DeKalb County are documented individually in our archives. The file contents are primary and secondary sources and include a note from an old house tour that dates the home to about 1895. When I found that there were two addresses for the structure, it made this research much easier. If I wanted an exact date for the house, I could go back through the deeds in the Records Room of the DeKalb County courthouse. However, deed research can be grueling, and this date is accurate enough. Sometimes, even diligent deed research does not give you a definitive date for when a house was built.
With the two locations and an approximate date for what is dramatically called The Death House, here is what could be found in our primary sources in the stacks. The earliest map with detail of the land at 719 Sycamore Street is a 1915 DeKalb County Atlas published by Maynard-Carter-Simmons. The atlas does not include street numbers, but one can find properties by matching up the lots and streets with other maps. The land was owned by F. C. Powers, along with the lot next to it. It was a wider than average lot for the area and was later divided into two lots. No structures are shown in this atlas, but we could expect to find F. C. Powers as one of the owners of this house, possibly even the person who built it. The house itself is shown on the City of Atlanta topographical map from 1928.
Our primary sources revealed some interesting facts about this house, but since this house has a DHC Subject File, what additional information can be gleaned? Subject files can cover any topic, and ours include people, churches, neighborhoods, schools, farms, cities, and businesses. They have been assembled over the years by various archivists, staff, and volunteers and may contain newspaper clippings, copies of photos, brochures, and various secondary sources covering many aspects of life in DeKalb County. Sometimes, they have only one piece of paper inside them, which is frustrating.
Janie Thompson bought the house from MARTA in 1983 for just under $32,000. The minimum bid had been set at about $30,000. She did not hear from MARTA and thought she had not submitted the highest bid. She called them to request that they return her $500 earnest money, and they told her that although she was the low bid, she was also the only bid! At more than 3,600 square feet and uninhabited for eight years, she had her work cut out for her. All the stained glass did survive and is seen in the transom windows, but a lot of the brass hardware and escutcheon plates had been stolen. Ms. Thompson said that not all the mantels were removed. All of the turned spindles, or columns, were there (although some were not in place) and moved with the house. Janie has retired as a registered architect and raised two sons in the house. As often happens with large historic houses, her renovation work is still ongoing.
Janie told the story that her next-door neighbors were eating breakfast when they saw the house move down the tracks in 1976 to its new lot on Sycamore Street. Because of the location of the MARTA tracks and the short distance of the move, the house did not have to be cut into pieces or dismantled to get around corners or past power lines. It was moved in one piece!
The Death House has been a part of Decatur for about 125 years and is better documented than other examples one might choose to investigate. Although there are still many unanswered questions, you can see how house research can contribute to both broad and specific themes of local and national history. The DeKalb History Center extends an extra special thank you to Janie Thompson for providing information and access to her yard during the COVID-19 pandemic.
By 1944, Goss sold the house to Harry L. and Vivian B. Death, and that is why it is called the Death house. The current owner said that she was told long ago by an employee at the DeKalb History Center that the family name was pronounced [deeth]. However, when she met the former owner, Mrs. Death introduced herself as [dĕth]. 2b1af7f3a8