Inside the history of the Haile House

Hailey Heseltine ECB Publishing, Inc. Monticello calls itself home to hundreds of historic buildings dating from before the turn of the 20th century. Among those are both commercial and residential buildings—businesses and beloved homes meant to house families. One of the many historic houses Monticello has to offer is the Victorian Haile House, a cozy home saved from the brink of destruction decades ago. The Haile House was originally built around 1893 on a parcel of land off of East Washington Street for a local resident Margaret Turnbull Haile and her husband, William Edward Haile. It was meant to serve as a wedding gift for Mrs. Haile from her father, Junius Turnbull, as the coupl