circa mid-1800s
Once called Colonial Place this became the home of author, inventor, naturalist, and retired Presbyterian minister Dr. Francis R. Goulding (1810-1881) of Liberty County. In 1842 he built the first practical sewing machine, but never secured a patent for his invention. He was the first naturalist to notice that Stone Mountain contained some organisms not known to flourish anywhere else in the world He wrote Marooner's Island a story of childhood adventures and several other books while living at Colonial Place in Roswell. A portico and columns were added to the home in 1941 and the house was enlarged and modernized in 1984.HM Number | HM25F6 |
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Placed By | The Roswell Historical Society |
Marker Condition | No reports yet |
Date Added | Saturday, February 10th, 2018 at 7:02pm PST -08:00 |
UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 16S E 743394 N 3768311 |
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Decimal Degrees | 34.02725000, -84.36388333 |
Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 34° 1.635', W 84° 21.833' |
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 34° 1' 38.1" N, 84° 21' 49.98" W |
Driving Directions | Google Maps |
Area Code(s) | 404, 678, 770 |
Closest Postal Address | At or near 63-181 Goulding Pl, Roswell GA 30075, US |
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