Smith Plantation Home

Great tour and history lesson, our tour guide whose name I forget (Unfortunately, because she was really good) knew everything about the house and family history. The tour lasted an hour and is great value at $ 8 per adult. And after the tour of the main house you can spend as much time as you like in the grounds, and looking around the out buildings.
We visited out of school vacation time mid week, and it was really quiet with only 9 people on the tour.
Well worth a visit.

Very interesting tour. Katie did a great job as our guide. The house is beautiful and you get an interesting look at the history of Roswell.

Beautiful grounds — certainly majestic in nature. The only complaint is that we waited 45 minutes for a tour that never started and was supposed to begin every hour on the hour.
However, you do have the option of doing a self-​guided tour for free. A saving grace if you’ve traveled to see the plantation and was unable to do a traditional tour.

Really awesome property!!! Tour guide was fantastic and had so much information to give! For adults, it’s $ 8 (cash or check only) but you get a discount if you want to visit all 3 historical plantations… I also just found out that the 2^nd and 4^th Sat of each month they do cooking demonstrations out in the old cook house… over the fire and everything! How cool!

Great place loaded with history and family details!

I have just walked around this place and that is all. I personally love the historic feel of the place and parking is really easy, especially early on the weekends. I have been here a few times for family photographs because it offers some great shots. I’d love to learn more about the history of the place. Perhaps after I check the place out for the tour and other features I can change my review.

Great property. Tour hasn’t started and it’s 30° out and they’re a half hour late.

I love house museums, especially those offering the unexpected! This place is like a little brigadoon offering an incredible contrast to the frantic bustle of Atlanta. This isn’t period specific but a glance at the normal accululation of layers of family history in a two story plantation house — a piece of Georgia so far overlooked by Hollywood. The guide was friendly and knew her stuff — we also got to chat with the Director who was extremely personable and talkative and made us feel like we had encountered Georgia’s most underrated gem — thanks!

When I was 5, my mom read me the entire «Little House on the Prairie» series on a week long road trip. Ever since then, I’ve loved American History, and I always point to that experience in my path to becoming a History major @ UGA. Whether you are a history buff, tourist, or looking for a worthy cause to give some time to, I highly recommend the Smith Plantation Home.
The Smith Family moved to Roswell as one of the founding families of the town in 1839, and they built this farmhouse between 1843 – 1845. Three generations lived in the home for over 150 years, and it is completely furnished with family originals. Docent led tours are offered on the hour from 10 – 3 Monday through Saturday, and 1 – 3 on Sundays.
If you have some extra time in the area, buy the «passport» ticket to Historic Roswell, which gives you admission to all three of the public plantation homes in Roswell, including Bulloch Hall, the childhood home of President Theodore Roosevelt’s mother, Mittie.
Smtih Plantation also offers special Holiday programs, from a Mother’s Day Open House, to a Black History Month Hat Tea. They even have a day camp during the summer, where kids can pan for gold, work on an archaeological dig, and cook over an open hearth.