Goodwin House, Historical residence in Georgia, United States
The Solomon Goodwin House stood at 3931 Peachtree Road in Brookhaven, Georgia, half a mile east of the Atlanta city limits. It began in 1831 as a log cabin; between 1839 and 1842 the family built around it, turning it into a Plantation Plain-style house comparable to the Tullie Smith House at the Atlanta History Center. It was dismantled in 2016.
Built in 1831, this house was among the earliest permanent structures constructed during Georgia's territorial growth in the 1800s. It marks a shift toward more established settlement in this area.
The building shows how wealthy families in this region arranged their homes to separate formal entertaining from daily living. The layout reflects the social customs and domestic habits of early 1800s Southern families.
The house no longer stands at 3931 Peachtree Road: it was dismantled in 2016 and moved to an unnamed site, so there is no interior to tour. What remains at the original location is the small family graveyard where Solomon Goodwin (d. 1850) and Harris Goodwin are buried. The site lies 0.5 miles (0.80 km) east of the Atlanta city limits.
The house was dismantled in 2016 and moved to an unnamed site, so no original beams remain at 3931 Peachtree Road. The small family graveyard where Solomon Goodwin (d. 1850) and Harris Goodwin are buried stayed at the site.
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