75 Jackson Street was built as a family home in 1923 by Alton Mynn Arnall with the Atlanta architect Kenyon Perry. Arnall chose this location to enjoy the lively traffic of the area. Arnall was the son of Mr. Arnall, who co-founded Wahoo Manufacturing Co. with T. G Farmer, which was later renamed Arnall Mills in 1919. Alton Wynn Arnall began working at the mill when he was just 15 years old.
The house itself housed Alton Wynn Arnall, his daughters Mildred and Myrtle, Myrtle’s husband Emil K Mann, and their daughter Susie. Myrtle lived at 75 Jackson street till her death in 1973. In 1956, Susie Mann married her high school sweetheart, Dr. Jimmy Thomasson, in the family home. After 1973, the house was used as a convalescent home until the building was leased in 1986 to Parks & Mottola Realtors, who gave tours of the building. The current rendition of 75 Jackson Street is an office park, with the original home serving as the anchor for the park. 75 Jackson Street serves as a centerpiece and gateway to the historic downtown district of Newnan.
85 Jackson Street (75 Jackson, Suite 500) --
85 Jackson Street, also known as 75 Jackson
Suite 500, has had a vast history of businesses that have called this address
home. Built in 1928, the building is located across the street from Newnan
Hospital. In 1985, Susie Thomasson purchased the building and leased the space
to Dr. Fred Gilbert, who was the town pathologist. Dr. Fred would frequently
collect samples in the hospital, run across to his office, and test the sample
for real-time results. When Dr. Fred retired, Jimmy Thomasson’s technology company,
MyrtleTech, moved into the building in the 2000s. 85 Jackson Street currently
houses Walter Arnall LLC and Estes Landscaping Design since the mid 2010s.
Historical information courtesy of Newnan-Coweta History Center.