Climbing a fence
With a gun
Can give you a hole
And not much fun.
Answer: Addison Gandy House
The Addison Gandy House is located at 104 Prairie and was build in 1892 for John Britton and Martha Davis Addison. This house was built by Robert and John Martin using pine and cypress lumber. It served once as a hotel from 1905 to 1925. The home was given to the Montgomery Historical Society in 1997 by the Gandy family (descendants of the Addison family).
The legend goes that John & Martha's son, John Bowe Addison, went rabbit hunting one day and while climbing through a barbed wire fence, he accidentally shot himself in the abdomen. He hurried home and the doctor was called. The doctor laid John Bowe on the kitchen table and began removing his intestines in order to remove the bullet. The intestines were placed in a large meat platter which is on display in the house today. John Bowe Addison lived to be 84 and was considered to be one of Montgomery's miracles.
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| Front Porch of the Addison-Gandy House |
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| Information Marker in front of Addison-Gandy House |
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| The Addison-Gandy House |
