Before Liberty Strteet (first called Worsham) was opened around 1835, this handsome house did not have its great columns, but had a front porch facing East on Pope Street. At that time, Pope was not a dead-end street, but ran from Haywood to Public Cemetary on the South. It was closed around 1859 to give Dr. Henri Allen Tupper, the pastor of the Baptist church, a little more pasturage for his cows.

It has long been said that the older timbers in this historic home were brought to town from Walnut Hill, the famous school and home of the Rev. John Springer. When Dr. Springer died, his widow Ann moved to town, bringing her house with her. It first stood on the South East corner of the Public Square. We do not know when the house was moved to its present location.

We do know that Andrew Shepherd, who married Mary Hillhouse, bought this lot from James Alexander in 1816. He sold it to Joseph T. Worsham, his heirs sold ot to Garland Wingfield in 1833. There were three Garland Wingfields and one of them married sisters three times (the last two were twins).

After the Wingfields, the Lane family occupied this house for many years. Miss Annie Lane, the last surviving Lane resident of this ancestral home, was known all over Georgia for her ability as an historian and writer. She was Georgia Poet Laureate for the United Daughters of the Confederacy. At this time, the house had a wrap around porch but the front door had been changed to face Liberty Street and the magnificent columns had been added.

During the ownership of Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Cheney, the porch was reduced to a portico, revealing the fine proportions and detailing of the windows, trim, and fanlighted doors.