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, a member of a large family, purchased his father's house and land. In 1868, he constructed a new residence on the site of his father's home, which still stands today in Ansley Park.