Echoes From The Attic and Poems, Whitley Home, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana
Submitted to the USGenWeb Archives by Don Johnson, Jan. 2001
Typed by Belford Carver
Written by by Edna F. Campbell
Copyrighted by Edna F. Campbell
With special thanks to her family for permission to use her works.

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WHITLEY HOME AND GARDEN HOLDS ATTRACTION

A home that has held attraction for passerbys for many years and continues to do 
so, is the large wooden framework structure of Gordon D. Whitleys, 905 South Holly.

The house is designed to combine old-fashioned charm with modern day living, with 
its spacious rooms and up to date convenience.

The high walls have been covered in attractive wallboard tinted in each room to 
complement the furnishings. Taupe carpeting covers the front rooms,  wall-to-wall 
carpeting in yellow, gold cast tones adds cheerfulness to the living quarters.

There are two bedrooms in front, a hall, kitchen, a glassed-in porch, a large 
bathroom, and spacious breezeway; also there are two other bedrooms and two baths.

The ivory painted house is surrounded by numerous blossoming shrubs and evergreens.  
The landscaped grounds measure 200 by 245 feet and the lawn is meticiously kept at 
all seasons of the year.  This structure has been home for the Whitleys since 1937.  
Mrs. Whitley, the former Add Bottolfs, assumed her duties here for Western Union in 
1923, where she was manager for many years prior to retirement.  Mr. Whitley, who 
retired as manager of the Hammond District of the Louisiana Power and Light several 
years ago, began working with the company in 1923.

The Whitley property was once part of the Charlie Clarke estate, adjoining the park 
site named for Clarke.

(From ECHOES FROM THE ATTIC, IV, 1969 by Edna Campbell)

(Pic: Whitley Home)

(The old home has lost its luster as described by Ms. Campbell.  BEC 1/29/01)