Bulloch Hall - Roswell Georgia

Several places claim to be the fictional estate Tara, but Bulloch Hall in the Atlanta suburb of Roswell has one of the best claims to have inspired the fictional Tara in "Gone With The Wind."

The gracious and elegant Bulloch Hall was built in Roswell, Georgia in 1839 by Major James Stephens Bulloch one of Roswell's first settlers and grandson of Governor Archibald Bulloch, and his wife Martha Stewart Elliott Bulloch, daughter of General Daniel Stewart.

The dining room of Bulloch Hall was the setting on December 22, 1853 of the wedding of their youngest daughter, Mittie, to Theodore Roosevelt (Sr.). The new Mr. and Mrs. Roosevelt were entertained at homes in Roswell for several days after the wedding. The couple lived in New York City where they raised their family of four children Anna, Corinne, Theodore, and Elliott.

Son Theodore became the twenty-sixth President of the United States. In October 1905, he traveled through the southern states and came to Roswell especially to visit his mother's childhood home. Mittie's other son. Elliott, was the father of Eleanor Roosevelt who married Franklin D. Roosevelt and became our nation's first lady. Eleanor visited the Hall while at Warm Springs.

This impressive Greek Revival structure, a Willis Ball design, has been described as one of the most significant houses in Georgia, and one of the South's few examples of true temple-form architecture. The floor plan, typical to the period features a lofty center entrance hall with an equal number of rooms on each side.

The house is beautifully furnished with authentic period furniture. The house includes a Museum Room with history of the family. The grounds include reconstructed slave quarters, privy, summer house, wells, gardens, and museum shop.

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Date Round America Visited: September 2, 2007.

www.bullochhall.org