Lookaway Hall

Walter Jackson was directly involved in North Augusta's growth in its early years. He served as the manager of the North Augusta Land Company, which was in charge of the city's development. The company, which Jackson founded with his brother, James, bought 5,600 acres in 1890 and laid out the city's streets and infrastructure. The company then began to sell plots of land. They also built a steel bridge in 1891, a trolley line to connect to Augusta in 1897, and the first interurban road in the South in 1902 that connected Augusta and North Augusta to nearby cities. The brothers also built a hotel called the Hampton Terrace Hotel in 1903. It had an 18-golf course, tennis courts, a large game reserve, and riding stables (unfortunately, the hotel burned down in 1917 and was not rebuilt).

Jackson's son, George, sold the house to Dr. Henry Getzen Mealing and his wife in 1936. They owned it for more than five decades. Mealing was an avid gardener and was known for his gardens and greenhouses. He even supplied new strains of camellias to Queen Elizabeth II's wedding. In 1990, the Mealing family sold the house to a development company that converted it into Lookaway Inn.

Pruitt, Ellen N. "Lookaway Hall." National Park Service - National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form. August 13, 1992. https://npgallery.nps.gov/GetAsset/b1689907-0c4c-4f86-b2fc-f3b2efb69f18.