Spouses' Program

Wednesday, November 6, 1996

10:30 am to 2:30 pm

Marietta was created by the Georgia legislature on December 19, 1834, and although no one is sure where she got her name, some believe the town fathers chose to honor Mary Cobb, wife of Senator Thomas W. Cobb, for whom the county was named. From that day until now, Marietta has served as the seat of government for Cobb County.

Only 20 minutes from downtown Atlanta, Marietta rich in Civil War history. The first stop will the Welcome Center which is located in the restored 1898 Railroad Depot on the west side of the Marietta Square. A 7-minute video highlighting the area awaits you.

You'll see the famous Kennesaw House (c. 1855), which provided lodging during the Civil War for Yankee spies. The tour includes the largest Confederate Cemetery established in 1863, and churches filled with Civil War lore. Other spots of interest include: Western and Atlanta Railroad Passenger Depot (c. 1898), Brumby-Trezevant-Little House, and Kolb Farm.

Lunch will be at the Whistlestop Cafe on the Square followed by some leisure time to browse on the square in Marietta where numerous antique shops await you. Thomas Warehouse (c. 1880), Glover-Blair-Edwards House (c. 1851), Brumby-Wallace House (c. 1883), William Root House (c. 1840s), and Ivy Grove (c. 1843) will catch your interest just to name a few of the wonderful historic houses that you will see.

Thursday, November 7, 1996

10:30 am to 2:30 pm

Drive to Historic Roswell, an antebellum town just north of downtown Atlanta. Settled in 1839 as a cotton and woolen mill town, many of the grand homes that surround the town square are on the National Register of Historic Places.

First, you'll explore the Archibald Smith Plantation Home, one of the south's best preserved, unaltered landmarks with original out-buildings. Fully furnished with period pieces belonging to the Smith family, more than 14,000 artifacts have been catalogued to the home

Drive by Primrose Cottage. Drive by The Old Bricks (The Roswell Founders Club), known as the oldest apartment buildings in the United States and used for the many mill workers during the Civil War era.

Our continued tour of the historic district will take us to charming gift shops, art galleries, antique shops, and quaint bistros, all located in a New England style village. Enjoy a leisurely Southern luncheon at one of the wonderful cafes at Roswell Mill, along with a narration of the actual mill and its remaining artifacts.

Saturday, November 9, 1996

12:00 noon to 4:00 pm

First, a lunch at Experience Atlanta's favorite tea room, Swan Coach House. This restaurant is the former garage and servants' quarters for Swan House. We hope our selected menu is a real southern treat.

Absolutely beautiful and educational right in the heart of Buckhead, Atlanta's "Beverly Hills." Spend an unforgettable morning visiting the Tullie Smith Farm, an 1840s antebellum home and farm with its separate open-hearth kitchen, outbuildings, historical gardens with traditional herbs, flowers, vegetables, and crops. Catch a glimpse of what life was like in mid-19th century rural Georgia. Costumed docents demonstrate typical activities of the day ... cooking, blacksmithing, quilting, candle-making, spinning, weaving and basketry.

Now follow the path through the woods to view a 1928 Classical Revival mansion listed on the National Register. The Swan House, built for Mr. and Mrs. Edward Hamilton Inman, is the best-known work of Philip Trammel Shutze, an architect who designed many of the city's most exquisite classical mansions. The home contains the original furnishings, both antique and reproduction.

All on the grounds of the Atlanta History Center, you'll wander through McElreath Hall, and the new Atlanta History Museum to see quite a few inspiring exhibits illustrating the Civil War right up through the Civil Rights Movement.

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17 July 1996, by John Quillinan