Errolton returns to the Columbus Pilgrimage, joining other historic homes in welcoming visitors
As a little girl, Gaines Gaskin twirled in front of mirrors in her hoop skirts and Pilgrimage finery before running lightly down the stairs of her family’s antebellum home, Errolton, to welcome visitors. She and her mother, the late Chebie Gaines Bateman, were among dozens of hostesses throughout Columbus sharing some of the South’s most beautiful architectural gems — and interesting stories.