Wash Collier was one of 15 children and he purchased the house and land from his father. Around 1868, Wash Collier built on the site of his father's house a new house, which still stands today in what is now Ansley Park.
Wash Collier, one of fifteen children, inherited his father's property. He built a new house on the location of his father's dwelling around 1868, which remains standing in present-day Ansley Park.