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The Main House was built in the 1930s in a Georgian and Greek Revival Architectural str. Please support this 72-year tradition of trusted historical writing and the volunteers that sustain it with a donation to American Heritage. Donate. For over 150 years, the Smith’s Plantation Home has stood the test of time as The Civil War was brought to ...
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. Perfectly preserved are the Smiths two-story farm house, complete with outbuildings ...
The Archibald Smith Plantation Home is a historic house museum located in Downtown Roswell. The house was built in 1845 by Archibald Smith, a wealthy planter who owned a large cotton plantation in the area. The house is a two-story brick structure with Greek Revival architectural style and features a two-story front portico with six columns.
Sep 19, 2013 · Location. 34° 1.434′ N, 84° 21.582′ W. Marker is in Roswell, Georgia, in Fulton County. Marker can be reached from the intersection of Josephine Skinner Drive and Forest Street. Located on the grounds of the the Archibald Smith Plantation Home. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 935 Alpharetta Street, Roswell GA ...
Oct 28, 2014 · Archibald was the only farmer among the founding fathers - the others were involved in the cotton mill. The Smith farmhouse and outbuildings were built, between 1843-1845, a mile from the Roswell town square. The Smith plantation included 300 acres (1.2 km2) of cotton-producing land. Below is a picture of Archibald and his wife Anne.
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. Their home, built by slave labor in 1845, was preserved by three generations of the Smith family and is now open to the public as a museum.
Jun 29, 2015 · Archibald Smith Plantation: A two-story farmhouse built by a family of early Roswell residents, the Smith Plantation has been beautifully preserved. The 1840s era home was occupied by the family until 1915, but then stood empty until 1940 when another descendant refurbished it and lived there until his death in 1960. Many of the original furnishings are intact. The city of Roswell offers a ...
