Senator Kay Kirkpatrick

By 1980 Jim knew that he wanted three hundred acres for his plan and that it would take thirty-five years to build. He started on his journey to find the perfect spot to plant his garden. He had been searching for land for several years, but that spring as he was driving along Yellow Creek Road in Cherokee County, he finally found his paradise.

When Jim saw a man burning debris by the side of the road, he pulled over to ask if he knew of any land for sale in the area. The man told Jim that he had some acreage to sell and invited him back in a few days to tour the land.

“What I found was land that met all my search criteria. The land is so beautiful, it took my breath away. There were natural springs on the property, which would supply the water needed, and the location was close enough to Atlanta to allow easy access,” Jim recalls. “After seven years of searching I had found the land I needed. I thought, ‘This is it.’”

By 1981 initial work on the garden infrastructure began and continued for the next seven years. Meanwhile plans for Jim and his wife Sally to build their home on the property got underway, and in the spring of 1986, the Gibbs family broke ground on what would become the Arbor Crest Manor House.

The magnificent five-thousand-square-foot home was inspired by manor houses in France and England. A twelve-foot-high fourteenth-century limestone fireplace imported from France, antique heart-of-pine beams from a warehouse in Savannah, and brick floors are just some of the features in the interior of the home.

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The stunning manor house is surrounded by landscaping that will take your breath away. The grounds surrounding the home are truly a garden oasis.

The manor house grounds include a large pool surrounded by seasonal plants and flowers.

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