Barrington Hall, Greek Revival mansion in Roswell, United States.
Barrington Hall is a two-story antebellum mansion with classical white wooden facades and multiple supporting columns across its front. The building was carefully designed to command views from its hilltop location in the town.
Barrington King chose the highest point in Roswell for his home, built by Willis Ball in the Greek Revival style and finished in 1842. King lived there with his wife Catherine until his death in 1866; their daughter Eva and her husband Rev. William Baker returned in 1883 to care for Catherine. The family held the house until 1995, and Sarah Winner's two-year restoration won the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation's Outstanding Restoration Award before she sold it to the City of Roswell in 2005.
The seven acres of grounds hold the only antebellum public garden in the greater Atlanta area. The house is named for Barrington King, who founded Roswell with his father Roswell King; the town took the father's name in 1854. Family events are held on the grounds through the year.
Visitors should wear comfortable shoes, as the grounds are hilly and there are stairs throughout the house. Guided tours are the best way to understand the full story and interior details.
Barrington King chose the highest point in Roswell for his house, but the sources do not say he watched the mills from it. The home stayed in his family until 1995, when Katharine Simpson died just before her 100th birthday; Lois Carson, whom Katharine had adopted in 1970, lived there until 2003.
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