In 1936 when Margaret Mitchell wrote her fictional novel about the Civil War-era Deep South, "Gone With the Wind," it didn’t occur to her that it would end up being a classic bestseller that would endure for generations.
When Selznick International Pictures purchased the film rights to the book in 1939, Mitchell had no interest in being involved in the production except for doing one thing: She came across a photograph of an 1836 plantation-style house in the Atlanta Journal, cut it out and mailed it to David Selznick with notations that it was identical to the house that she envisioned for the book’s character Ashley Wilkes.
Since then, Twelve Oaks was purchased by the current owners in rundown condition and underwent a $2 million restoration in 2017 bringing it back to the fine Antebellum home Margaret saw in 1939.
With the owners desiring to start a new project, Twelve Oaks has recently been put up for auction ending July 25th with a starting bid of $1 million.
How much it will cost you to own the "Gone With The Wind" mansion. Yep, it's for sale!
Twelve Oaks underwent a restoration in 2017 bringing it back to the fine Antebellum home Margaret Mitchell saw in 1939.
