▁On ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 8 , ▁the ▁McC r ary ' s ▁only ▁living ▁child , ▁L elia ▁Jane , ▁and ▁her ▁husband , ▁the ▁noted ▁Pres by ter ian ▁divine ▁Dr . ▁John ▁M . P . ▁Ott s ▁inherited ▁the ▁property . ▁Ott s ▁had ▁given ▁the ▁first ▁ser mon ▁to ▁Confeder ate ▁troops ▁at ▁Fort ▁Sum ter . ▁Their ▁son ▁James ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁Sad ie ▁bought ▁the ▁house ▁from ▁sib lings ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s ▁and ▁it ▁there after ▁remained ▁in ▁the ▁family ▁until ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁Mr . ▁and ▁Mrs . ▁M . D . ▁B aines . ▁The ▁house ▁was ▁again ▁sold ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁ ▁Architecture ▁A ▁detailed , ▁twelve ▁page ▁building ▁contract ▁for ▁Magn olia ▁Hall ▁was ▁discovered ▁by ▁David ▁Nelson , ▁a ▁McC r ary ▁desc endant . ▁F ew ▁such ▁contract s ▁describing ▁the ▁building ▁of ▁ante bell um ▁m ans ions ▁have ▁surv ived . ▁This ▁one ▁calls ▁for ▁port ico es , ▁north ▁and ▁south , ▁each ▁with ▁six ▁fl uted ▁columns , ▁of ▁the ▁" G reci an ▁I onic ▁Order ... the ▁Ent abl ature ▁and ▁M ould ings ▁all ▁to ▁harm on ize ▁with ▁it ... and ▁proportion ed ▁after ▁the ▁order ." ▁In ▁addition ▁there ▁are ▁double ▁bal con ies ▁of ▁del icate ▁iron ▁gr ill ▁work , ▁and ▁colored ▁glass ▁trans oms ▁around ▁the ▁doors . ▁Inside