ANCHUCA MANSION

Anchuca, an Indian word Choctaw, meaning «happy house», is one of the most important antebellum houses of Rode. Inscribed on the National Register of Historic Sites, this impressive neo-Greek style monument represents the city's first column. Surrounded by majestic oaks and situated in the heart of the historic district of Rode, Anchuca was built in 1830 by local politician J.W. Mauldin. In 1847, Victor Wilson, a coal and coal dealer, added the columns to the front of the house and the dependency on the rear. In 1863, during the siege of Rode, the house was used to accommodate the wounded and the most needy. It is now a restaurant and B & B.