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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.
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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.
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- 935 Alpharetta St., Roswell, Georgia, U.S.
935 Alpharetta Street, Roswell, GA 30075. Directions. Phone: 770-641-3978. Please access Smith Plantation from the parking lot at Roswell City Hall. Hidden among the trees in historic Roswell, Georgia, sits a graceful home constructed by one of Roswell’s founding families, the Smiths.
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.
- 935 Alpharetta St, Roswell, 30075, GA
- (770) 641-3978
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.
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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.
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.
