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1 Chattahoochee Nature
Center
The Nature Center offers woodland
trails, marsh boardwalk, exhibits,
wildflower gardens and native
wildlife. A nature lover’s paradise.
2 Laurel/Ivy Mill
These remains are located on Big
Creek near its confluence with
the Chattahoochee River. The
woolen mill was burned by federal
troops in 1864, during the Atlanta
Campaign. Women operatives
of the mill were sent north after
Roswell’s capture so that their
skills would not benefit the
Confederacy. The mill stood from
about 1855 until 1864 and then was
rebuilt
3 Chattahoochee River
Crossing
Roswell founders had to cross the
river in carriages, wagons and on
horseback. Confederate soldiers
burned the bridge to slow the
Union’s advancement on Atlanta.
4 Allenbrook (c. 1857)
Built as the residence and office
for the manager of Ivy Woolen
Mill. He hoisted a French flag in
an effort to save the mills and his
home during the Civil War. Union
troops destroyed the mills, but left
the house.
5 Lover’s Rock
This rock shelter is a scenic and
cultural resource similar to others
found along the Chattahoochee
and its tributaries. The shelters
were used by Indian inhabitants
of the area as living quarters. The
site is located at the end of an old
railroad cut (post Civil War).
6 Foster House
This house is located along South
Atlanta Street. Architect Neel Reid
(1885-1926) designed the front
entrance of the house. H.I. Weaver
remodeled the place in 1916. Reid
was well known for houses in
Atlanta and Macon. He designed
the gardens at Mimosa Hall and
designed and built the Brantley-
Newton House on Mimosa Blvd.
7 Barrington Hall (c. 1842)
Built for Roswell King’s son,
Barrington, the home took five
years to construct. It has been
described as one of metro Atlanta’s
most beautiful homes and is
recognized as one of the best
examples of Greek Revival Temple
Architecture in the United States.
(open for tours)
8 Town Square (1839)
and Town Square Shops
(1840-1854)
Roswell King’s New England
background is evident throughout
the town and in particularly in
its “Town Square” pattern. A
commissary built across from
the Square (original building still
stands) was actually a general
store that sold tonic, wine, sugar,
sundries and most provisions,
except liquor.
9 Dolvin House
The home of Emily Dolvin Visscher,
President Jimmy Carter’s aunt.
(private residence)
10 Bulloch Hall
Completed in 1839 for Major James
Stephens Bulloch, this magnificent
house was the childhood home of
Mittie Bulloch. In December 1853,
Mittie married Theodore Roosevelt
in the dining room of Bulloch
Hall. Little did those in attendance
realize they were witnessing a
union that would produce a U.S.
President, Teddy Roosevelt. (open
for tours)
11 Mimosa Hall
Originally built in 1842 and called
“Dunwody Hall,” the structure
was of wood but burned during
its house-warming. It was rebuilt
of brick covered with stucco
and scored to resemble stone
(completed in 1847). (private
residence)
12 Holly Hill (1846)
Built in the raised cottage style as a
summer home for Savannah cotton
broker Robert Adams Lewis, whose
wife was Roswell King’s niece.
(private home)
13 Primrose Cottage
Built in 1839 as the first permanent
home in Roswell. Now serves as an
events facility.
14 Presbyterian Church
Completed in 1840, the church
was used as a hospital for Union
soldiers during the Civil War.
15 Great Oaks (1842)
Originally the residence of Rev.
& Mrs. Nathaniel Pratt. Local clay
was used for the bricks, which
were hand-molded by slave labor.
The Pratts remained in the house
during the Civil War, even though
Union Troops headquartered there
and encamped on the lawns.
(an events facility)
16 Teaching Museum North
Housed on the site of the original
Academy, Roswell’s first school,
featuring exhibits depicting the
history of Roswell, the U.S. and
Georgia. (open for tours)
17 Minhinnett House (c. 1850)
Frances Minhinnett, an English
stonemason and landscape
gardener who helped build many of
Roswell’s early structures, built this
small frame house on Mimosa Blvd.
A rock foundation encloses the
basement kitchen and its fiUPDATE.
18 Brantley-Newton House
(1919)
Designed by renowned architect
Neel Reid when he was living in
Roswell as owner of Mimosa Hall.
(private residence)
19 Kimball Hall
Built in 1894. Currently used as a
special events facility.
20 Site of “The Castle”
Originally called Labyrinth, Roswell
King’s first Roswell residence site.
21 Heart of Roswell
Home to a variety of unique
shops, stores, restaurants and art
galleries.
22 Minton House
John Minton fought with General
Andrew Jackson and Davy Crockett
on the Georgia frontier. When the
War Between the States began, he
once more offered his services.
During the first battle he was
injured and sent home. (currently
offices)
23 Goulding House (1857)
Home to Dr. Francis R. Goulding,
minister, author and inventor.
In 1842, he invented a sewing
machine but never had the machine
patented. (private residence)
24 Founders Hall (1873)
Originally owned by Roswell’s first
veterinarian; now an events facility.
25 Naylor Hall
Original house on this site was
reportedly built for H.W. Proudfoot
who served as mill manager. Today
it serves as a special events facility.
26 Perry House (1880)
Home to one of Roswell’s early
merchants and the developer of the
north end of town. A reconstructed
log structure moved to the
property now serves as law offices.
27 Old Roswell Cemetery
(1848)
Originally the Methodist Church
Cemetery.
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28 Old Methodist Church
Became the Masonic Hall in 1952.
29 Roswell Fire Museum
Here you may observe antique
alarms and bells, and other items
showing the evolution of Roswell’s
Volunteer Fire Department.
30 Smith Plantation
Completed in 1845, the Smith Home
has original out-buildings, period
furnishings and a Parson’s room.
A wonderful example of a well-todo
family farm in early Roswell.
(open for tours)
31 Roswell Cultural
Arts Center
Site of numerous plays,
performances and community
events. Roswell Historical Society/
City of Roswell Research Library
and Archives is located on the
2nd floor.
32 Roswell Municipal
Complex & Vietnam War
Memorial –“The Faces of War”
33 Presbyterian Church
Cemetery (1840)
Many of Roswell’s most outstanding
citizens are buried here, including
Archibald Smith and his wife Anne
Margaret McGill Smith.
34 Oxbo Bridge
Oxbo Bridge Leads to the Old Mill
Ruins and the Chattahoochee River
National Recreation Area trails.
35 Historic Roswell
Convention & Visitors Bureau
Across from the Town Square, the
Visitors Center offers an enjoyable
video of the area, historical
exhibits and information about
what to do and see.
36 Site of the Old Bricks
(1840)
Built for the employees of the
Roswell Mill, “The Bricks” were
among the oldest apartments in the
United States. Used as a hospital
for Union troops during the Civil
War.
37 Lost Mill Workers of
Roswell Monument
Located in Sloan Street Park, the monument is dedicated
to the 400 women and children who
were charged with treason and sent
north during the Civil War when
the Union Army occupied Roswell.
Their fates remain a mystery.
38 Founders Cemetery
(Sloan Street)
Contains the graves of some
of Roswell’s founding families,
including Roswell King, James
Bulloch, and John Dunwody.
Unmarked graves are those of
the family servants.
39 Roswell Mill
The first mill in Roswell was fully
operative by 1839. During the
Civil War, the Roswell Mills were
leading manufacturers of materials
used for the Confederacy. The mill
standing today was built in 1882. It
has been restored as offices.
40 Vickery Creek Covered
Pedestrian Bridge
This bridge was constructed in
2004 to connect Vickery Creek
Park and the Chattahoochee River
National Recreation Area, just
across the creek. The National Park
property contains Allenbrook,
an antebellum home constructed
between 1845-1857. Entrance to
the dam and old mill ruins can be
accessed from this area.
41 Machine Shop
The 1853 Machine Shop is the only
extant building left of the original
1839 Roswell Manufacturing
Company. The building is a two
story brick building and is late
Georgian in style. The trail to the
left of the Machine Shop will lead
to the old mill ruins and the dam.
42 Old Mill Ruins
View the mill ruins and enjoy the
interpretive singage along the trail
43 Vickery Creek & Dam
A 30-foot dam and millrace were
constructed on Vickery Creek in
the mid-to-late 1830s to supply
power for the mills. Wear proper
hiking shoes and access this area
by the Vickery Creek Covered
Pedestrian Bridge.
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