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Roswell Historic District (Roswell, Georgia)

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Roswell Historic District
The Roswell Mill
LocationRoughly bounded by Big Creek, King and Dam Sts., SW along New Marietta Hwy., Roswell, Georgia
Area120 acres (49 ha)
Built1837-1900s
Built byWillis Ball
ArchitectWillis Ball
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Late Georgian
NRHP reference No.74000682[1]
Added to NRHPMay 2, 1974

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]

Willis Ball, from Connecticut, was builder and/or designer/architect of four buildings: Primrose Cottage, Roswell Presbyterian Church, Bulloch Hall, Barrington Hall.

The district includes Bulloch Hall and Barrington Hall, both built in 1839, which were separately listed on the National Register in 1971.[2][1] It includes Greek Revival architecture and Late Georgian architecture amongst its 28 contributing buildings and three contributing structures. It also includes a contributing site, the Roswell town square.[1][2]

Elements of the district are:

Holly Hill, aka Lewis Place, in 1936
Roswell Old Presbyterian Church
The Bricks

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g William R. Mitchell, Jr. (May 10, 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Roswell Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved January 3, 2021. With accompanying nine photos from 1973
  3. ^ Michael Kahn (November 17, 2016). "Georgia's 10 most endangered historic structures revealed: The Georgia Trust has released their list of "Places in Peril" for 2017, including four in metro Atlanta". Curbed Atlanta.
  4. ^ "2017 Places in Peril". Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation.
  5. ^ "Mimosa Hall". Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation. October 10, 2017. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  6. ^ Kristal Dixon (June 13, 2017). "Roswell Leaders Purchase Mimosa Hall". Patch.com. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
  7. ^ Maria Saporta (February 12, 2018). "Roswell's historic Mimosa Hall could become nation's oldest 'net zero' home". Saporta Report. Retrieved January 4, 2021. Includes photos.
  8. ^ "Holly Hill - Digital Library of Georgia".
  9. ^ "Holly Hill".
  10. ^ Lewis Place, at HABS
  11. ^ Lewis Place, HABS text of 1937
  12. ^ "Home". historicgreatoaks.com.
  13. ^ Google streetview of sign
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