- Collection:
- Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation Presentation Slide Collection, 1968-2000
- Title:
- Barrington Hall
- Creator:
- Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation
- Contributor to Resource:
- King, Roswell, 1765-1844
King, Barrington, 1798-1866
Ball, Willis - Date of Original:
- 1973-04
- Subject:
- Architecture
Historic sites--Georgia--Fulton County
Historic buildings--Georgia--Fulton County
Architecture, Domestic--Georgia--Fulton County
Greek revival (Architecture)--Fulton County
Cultural property--Protection
Historic preservation--Georgia
Historic buildings--Conservation and restoration - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Roswell, 34.02316, -84.36159
- Medium:
- color slides
greek revival
historic preservation
historic buildings - Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jp2
- Description:
- The Greek Revival temple-influenced Barrington Hall was built for Barrington King, son of Roswell King, Georgia planter and the namesake of Roswell, Georgia. Georgia distributed Cherokee lands to eligible whites in the 1832 lottery. The Kings enticed wealthy coastal families to join their enterprise, while pioneering settlers established crossroads stores, provided a variety of services, and farmed the land. The Kings hired Connecticut carpenter and architect Willis Ball to design the Barrington Hall; enslaved persons completed the work in 1842. Barrington Hall features the only antebellum public garden in the greater Atlanta area. Roswell King was in his seventies when he co-founded the city of Roswell and its many textile mills in the late 1830s with his son Barrington. As father and son, the Kings organized the Roswell Manufacturing Company which was incorporated in 1839 with Barrington King as president. Building sites were given to six families (which included the family of Barrington King) who formed the colony of Roswell, along with space for an academy, and for both Presbyterian and Methodist churches. The city of Roswell acquired Barrington Hall in 2005. The Kings enticed wealthy coastal families to join their enterprise, while pioneering settlers established crossroads stores, provided a variety of services, and farmed the land. The Kings hired Connecticut carpenter and architect Willis Ball to design the Barrington Hall; enslaved persons completed the work in 1842. Barrington Hall features the only antebellum public garden in the greater Atlanta area. Roswell King was in his seventies when he co-founded the city of Roswell and its many textile mills in the late 1830s with his son Barrington. As father and son, the Kings organized the Roswell Manufacturing Company which was incorporated in 1839 with Barrington King as president. Building sites were given to six families (which included the family of Barrington King) who formed the colony of Roswell, along with space for an academy, and for both Presbyterian and Methodist churches. The city of Roswell acquired Barrington Hall in 2005. Variant names include: Barrington Hall. See ref # 71000275 (Barrington Hall) and # 74000682 (Roswell Historic District), https://www.nps.gov/subjects/nationalregister/upload/national-register-listed-20240710.xlsx
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/gthp_gthp-slides_323
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/gthp_gthp-slides_323#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/gthp_gthp-slides_323/presentation/manifest.json
- Language:
- eng
- Additional Rights Information:
- Please contact holding institution for information regarding use and copyright status.
- Holding Institution:
- Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation
- Rights:
-
