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Arnoldus Brumby House

Coordinates: 33°56′37″N 84°33′08″W / 33.94361°N 84.55222°W / 33.94361; -84.55222 (Arnoldus Brumby House)
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Arnoldus Brumby House
Arnoldus Brumby House is located in Georgia
Arnoldus Brumby House
Location472 Powder Springs Street, Marietta, Georgia
Coordinates33°56′37″N 84°33′08″W / 33.94361°N 84.55222°W / 33.94361; -84.55222 (Arnoldus Brumby House)
Area6 acres (2.4 ha)
Built1851 (1851)
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No.77000417[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 29, 1977

The Arnoldus Brumby House is a historic house in Marietta, Georgia, United States. It was built (most likely by enslaved African American people) in the Antebellum Era for a white, male West Point graduate and Confederate colonel. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

History

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The house was built in 1851 for Colonel Arnoldus Brumby, a white, male graduate of the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York.[2] During the American Civil War of 1861–1865, Brumby served as a colonel in the Confederate States Army (CSA).[2] The house was subsequently purchased by Ellan M. Bradley.[2]

Architectural significance

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The house was designed in the Greek Revival architectural style, with Egyptian Revival features.[2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since August 29, 1977.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ a b c d "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Arnoldus Brumby House". National Park Service. Retrieved June 28, 2018. With accompanying pictures