As part of a generous bequest to Furman University, Homozel Mickel Daniel included her stately home, the architectural jewel known as White Oaks, just north of the campus. She left the home with the understanding that it be used as the president's home, which it became in 1992.

White Oaks was built in 1957 by Daniel Construction Company, which was founded and headed my Mrs. Daniel's husband, Charles E. Daniel. It was designed by the noted architect Philip Trammell Shutze of Atlanta, Georgia. Known as an American Classicist, Shutze frequently took as his inspiration Italian villas or 18th-century American houses. He was especially noted for the fine detailing in his buildings.

White Oaks was based on the restored Governor's Palace in Williamsburg, Virginia, but is larger and more extensively landscaped. The interiors are original creations, and a number, including the entry hall and dining room, feature exquisite carvings by master craftsman Herbert Millard.

The home is graced by the lovely antiques Mrs. Daniel collected, many of them Georgian, and numerous fine oil paintings.

Shutze situated the house in the crest of a hill and surrounded it with formal landscaping typical of the 18th century. Guest are especially charmed by the English garden and recently restored rose garden.