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This is a list of plantations and/or plantation houses in the U.S. state of Georgia that are National Historic Landmarks, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, listed on a heritage register, or are otherwise significant for their history, association with significant events or people, or their architecture and design.
The Roswell Historic District, in Roswell, Georgia in Fulton County, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. [1] The district is a 120 acres (49 ha) area roughly bounded by Big Creek, King and Dam Streets, and SW along New Marietta Hwy, in Roswell. Structures in the district date from as early as 1837. [2]
Primrose Cottage is a historic residence in Roswell, Georgia. It was the first permanent private home in Roswell. The house was completed in 1839 for Roswell King's recently widowed daughter, Eliza King Hand, and her children. Roswell King also moved into the house with his daughter's family. As of 2023, the house functions as an events' facility.
Roswell is located in northern Fulton County. It is bordered to the north by Milton, to the northeast by Alpharetta, to the east by Johns Creek, to the southeast by Peachtree Corners in Gwinnett County, to the south by Sandy Springs, to the west by unincorporated land in Cobb County, and to the northwest by the city of Mountain Park and by unincorporated land in Cherokee County.
Roswell Mill ruins, May 2009. Roswell Mill was a cluster of mills located in Fulton County near Vickery Creek in Roswell, Georgia, north of Atlanta. [24] The mills were best known for producing finished textiles from raw materials grown on nearby plantations, and the group was "the largest cotton mill in north Georgia" at its height. [25]
An affiliate chapter of the Georgia Historical Society, the organization maintains and staffs a research library and archive located in the Roswell Cultural Arts Center, offers a guided tour of the Roswell Historic District, records oral histories from local residents, and places and maintains historical markers at local sites of interest.
Mayor Entered office Left office Political party Thomas Edward King: 1863: Merrill A. Bumstead: 1883: 1884: George Washington Wing: 1900 (approx.) 1900: Charles C. Otwell
The Downtown Roswell Historic District is a 145 acres (59 ha) historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. Roughly bounded by 8th St., Richardson Ave., Albuquerque St. and Missouri Ave. in Roswell, the district included 298 contributing buildings .