Smith Plantation

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. Their home, built by enslaved labor in 1845, was preserved by three generations of the Smith family and is now open to the public as a museum.

The three generations of the Smith family that lived in the home saved many of their belongings. For over 160 years, Smith Plantation remained as all around it the small mill village of Roswell transformed into a bustling metropolitan suburb. The home has since become one of the best examples of vernacular architecture, as well as cultural and historical interpretation, found in the region.

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Smith Plantation will adopt an open house format with docents stationed throughout the home to answer visitor questions.

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