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The Archibald Smith Plantation Home is a historic house in Roswell, Georgia, built in 1845. The home was built by one of Roswell's founders, Archibald Smith, and housed three generations of his family.
Hidden among the trees in historic Roswell, Georgia, sits a graceful home constructed by one of Roswell’s founding families, the Smiths. In 1838, the Smith family and 30 of their slaves left two struggling plantations along the Georgia coast to make a new start with 300 acres of cotton farmland north of the Roswell Square.
The home was built a mile north of what was then the blossoming town square of a little mill town known as Roswell, Georgia. Archibald Smith came here to escape the summer heat and insects of coastal Georgia, bringing his wife, children, and 30 slaves to help them run a 300-acre plus plantation.
Archibald Smith Plantation Home. For over 150 years, the Smith’s Plantation Home has stood the test of time as The Civil War was brought to its front steps, and all around it, the small mill village of Roswell erupted into a bustling metropolitan suburb.
Smith Plantation is the home of Archibald Smith who traveled to Roswell in 1845 with his wife, children and thirty slaves. They built their home on a 300+ acre plantation. Tragedy struck when Smith's eldest son, Willie, was killed during the Civil War.
The Archibald Smith Plantation was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006 and remains today a remarkable preservation of mid-nineteenth-century outbuildings in the rear yard of a house with roots to the earliest years of the founding of Roswell.
Apr 30, 2018 · Archibald Smith Plantation Home: A wonderful way to spend a Saturday afternoon. - See 204 traveler reviews, 107 candid photos, and great deals for Roswell, GA, at Tripadvisor.
- 935 Alpharetta St, Roswell, GA
Oct 21, 2017 · Archibald Smith Plantation Home: Beautiful 150 year old home. - See 204 traveler reviews, 107 candid photos, and great deals for Roswell, GA, at Tripadvisor.
- 935 Alpharetta St, Roswell, GA
Aug 14, 2017 · Archibald Smith Plantation Home: Great Tour in a Beautifully Preserved Home - See 204 traveler reviews, 107 candid photos, and great deals for Roswell, GA, at Tripadvisor.
- 935 Alpharetta St, Roswell, GA
Archibald Smith Plantation Home. 204 reviews. #1 of 55 things to do in Roswell. Historic Sites. Closed now. 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM. Write a review. About. Hidden among the trees in historic Roswell, Georgia, sits a graceful home constructed by one of Roswell’s founding families, the Smiths.
