@make it make sense I said the building is grand a beautiful place, I never said it was beautiful that slavery was happening there, highly dispise it.

i mean it is haunted

He was obviously filthy rich...like the Vanderbilts and Rockefellers.

Houses of this period are better built and are healthier than modern houses. Asbestos wasn’t even invented until the 1930’s. These homes were built using natural clay brick and timber. Walls were done in traditional Lime plaster which because of the lime content are naturally a deterrent to mold and moister issues. Lead paint could be an issue but considering that this house is taken care of by the Georgia Trust. They follow federal guidelines regarding construction and maintenance of historic properties. So lead paint would not be an issue. Modern homes off gas so many contaminants compared to historic homes. Everything in a modern home is manufactured using petroleum products. Old homes were just wood and brick.

jayl1968 Asbestos has been in use for thousands of year and mass-scale production and construction use since the 1850s. Original commenter has a valid point, especially since the house was high-tech at the time.

I was thinking the same thing. I guess that Sherman didn't march through there, or maybe this guy was a spy for the Yankees!

Sherman’s army bypassed Macon because they thought it was too well protected by confederate militia. There were skirmishes outside the then city limits and a cannonball did hit a house not far from the Hay House. The white classic revival house shown in the video is called the Cannonball House and can be toured. You can see where the cannonball left a dent in the floor. Macon is one of the rare towns to survive Sherman’s March