October 16, 1985

The Historic Chattahoochee Commission (HCC) bought the Hart House in Eufaula to use as its headquarters. Established through the efforts of state legislators Bill Neville and Jimmy Clark, the HCC is the first and only multi-state tourism and preservation agency in the nation. It serves to promote heritage tourism, history education and historic preservation in the 18 Alabama and Georgia counties that make up the Chattahoochee Trace, a designated heritage area. Programs include history and tourism publications, historical markers, architectural surveys, educational presentations and local grant offerings. The Hart House served as HCC’s headquarters until 2016.

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The Hart House in Eufaula, Barbour County, is the headquarters of the Historic Chattahoochee Commission. The Greek Revival home was built around 1950 by merchant and planter John Hart; it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. (From Encyclopedia of Alabama, courtesy of the Historic Chattahoochee Commission)

Main entrance of the Hart-Milton House taken during the 1935 Historic American Buildings Survey. (Photograph by W.N. Manning, Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division)

Interior view of the Hart-Milton House taken during the 1935 Historic American Buildings Survey. (Photograph by W.N. Manning, Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division)

Interior view of the Hart-Milton House taken during the 1935 Historic American Buildings Survey. (Photograph by W.N. Manning, Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division)

Front and side view of the Hart-Milton House taken during the 1935 Historic American Buildings Survey. (Photograph by W.N. Manning, Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division)