Roswell in Fulton County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Holly Hill

circa 1845

Photographed by David Seibert, May 27, 2013

1. Holly Hill Marker

Inscription. Greek Revival raised-cottage-style home of Savannah cotton broker Robert Adams Lewis. His wife was Catharine Barrington, as niece of town founder Roswell King. A later resident was noted author Evelyn Hanna, whose 1938 novel Blackberry Winter rivaled Margaret Mitchell’s Gone with the Wind.

Erected by The Roswell Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture.

Location. 34° 0.917′ N, 84° 21.817′ W. Marker is in Roswell, Georgia, in Fulton County. It is on Mimosa Boulevard near Park Square Court, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 632 Mimosa Boulevard, Roswell GA 30075, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Piedmont

and in Metro Atlanta.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the

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Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Elizabeth King Hand (within shouting distance of this marker); John Dunwoody (within shouting distance of this marker); Roswell Town Square (within shouting distance of this marker); Bulloch Hall (within shouting distance of this marker); Barrington King (within shouting distance of this marker); Archibald Smith (within shouting distance of this marker); James S. Bulloch (within shouting distance of this marker); Nathaniel A. Pratt (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Roswell.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Historic Roswell Square Bicentennial Restoration Project (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed).

Photographed by David Seibert, May 27, 2013

2. Holly Hill Marker

Looking north on Mimosa Boulevard

Photographed by David Seibert, May 27, 2013

3. Holly Hill

Credits. This page was last revised on October 21, 2017. It was originally submitted on October 21, 2017, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 1,452 times since then and 89 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 21, 2017, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia.