Smyrna in Cobb County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
The Taylor-Brawner House
circa 1890
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 6, 2022
1. The Taylor-Brawner House Marker
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture. A significant historical year for this entry is 1890.
Location. 33° 52.552′ N, 84° 30.369′ W. Marker is in Smyrna, Georgia, in Cobb County. Marker is on Atlanta Road Southeast, 0.2 miles south of Collier Drive Southeast, on the right when traveling south. Marker and house are in Taylor-Brawner Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3182 Atlanta Rd SE, Smyrna GA 30080, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Battle of Smyrna (approx. 0.7 miles away); Smyrna Memorial Cemetery (approx. 0.7 miles away); First Marked Burial (approx. 0.7 miles away); Mazie Whitfield Nelson (approx. ¾ mile away); Smyrna’s First Mayor (approx. ¾ mile away); The Alexander Eaton House: Hood’s H'dq'rs. (approx. 1.4 miles away); Hood's Corps at Battle of Ruff's Mill (approx. 2 miles away); The 4th Corps at Vining’s Station (approx. 2.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Smyrna.
Regarding The Taylor-Brawner House. Excerpt from the National Register nomination:
According to deed records, Mary Taylorpurchased the property in 1897 and had the house built about the same time. The house is one of the oldest surviving buildings in Smyrna, and the only house remaining from the late-19th-century community known as Creatwood. Taylor sold it as part of an 80-acre tract to Dr. James N. Brawner in 1909. The house was associated with the Brawner Sanitarium/Hospital and its successors until c.2000. At various times, it served the sanitarium as a patient cottage, physician’s residence, and administrative offices. The family of Dr. Albert Brawner lived in the house from c.1922 until 1960, and made a few changes as their family expanded. …
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Also see . . . Taylor-Brawner House and Brawner Sanitarium (PDF). National Register nomination submitted for the site, which was listed in 2012. (National Archives) (Submitted on May 10, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 6, 2022
2. The Taylor-Brawner House Marker
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 6, 2022
3. The Taylor-Brawner House
Credits. This page was last revised on May 10, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 10, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 716 times since then and 140 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 10, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
