The sale was completed in the 1985 with the stipulation that Mamie Cotton would be able to live out the rest of her life here. The City also used the Smith property to construct a new municipal complex.
In 1985 the Skinner family sold the house and grounds to the City of Roswell in order for the home to become a house museum.
Mary died on New Year’s Day 1981, and the Smith estate was entrusted to Josephine Skinner, niece of Mary Norvell Smith. After Arthur's death in 1960, Mamie Cotton moved into the Smith's home to take care of an ailing Mary, who became ill in her last years. The Smiths also hired a cook, Mamie Cotton who spent 54 years of her life working for the Smith family. Historic House Museums: Closed for New Year's Day Historic House Museums: Closed for Christmas Day Historic House Museums: Closed for Christmas Eve Youth Day Celebration at Smith Plantation Open-Hearth Cooking and Living History with Clarissa Clifton at Smith Plantation Historic House Museums: Closed on Mondays Perfectly preserved is the Smiths' two-story farmhouse, complete with outbuildings, including: The home has since become one of the best examples of vernacular architecture, as well as cultural and historical interpretation, found in the region. For over 160 years, Smith Plantation stood the test of time as all around it the small mill village of Roswell transformed into a bustling metropolitan suburb. Three generations of the Smith family lived in the home and saved many of their belongings. Their home, built by slave labor in 1845, was preserved by three generations of the Smith family and is now open to the public as a museum. In 1838, the Smith family and 30 of their slaves left two struggling plantations along the Georgia coast to make a new start with 300 acres of cotton farmland north of the Roswell Square. Hidden among the trees in historic Roswell, Georgia, sits a graceful home constructed by one of Roswell’s founding families, the Smiths. 1935 Alpharetta Street, Roswell, GA 30075
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