Philip Thomas Schley
This house was built cira 1840 on the present site of First Presbyterian Church, by Philip Thomas Schley. Capt. Schley came to Columbus in 1834 at the request of his brother, Georgia Gov. William to command the Muscogee Blues, a militia company active in the Indian Wars. In 1858 Capt. Schley sold his lot to the Presbyterians and had his house dismantled, moved and rebuilt at this site, 14455 Second Avenue. The house was later owned by the family of James H. Warner, who had been Chief Engineer of the Confederate Navel Iron Works in Columbus.
Erected by the Historic Chattahoochee Commission
and the Historic Columbus Foundation
1987
Plaque courtesy Lat34North.com.
Original page, with additional info, here.
Photo credit: Byron Hooks of Lat34North.com.