J.A. Bailey House

Original Owner: J.A. Bailey

315 Quitman Street

Built: 1907

J. Alonzo (Lon) Bailey and Nannie Lasater Bailey bought a 6 are parcel of land along Quitman Street from J.A. Smith in 1899. Mr. Bailey, a druggist by trade, had acquired stock in the Golden Peacock Cosmetics Company, which later became Revlon. In 1907 he sold $20,000 worth of stock, built this home for $7500 and never worked again as a druggist. They raised three children in this home and were very active in the community and the Methodist church.