What's Happening in Roswell, GA…

Mimosa Hall is an historic antebellum mansion in the center of the Historic District in Roswell, Georgia, and a local and national landmark. Its present owner hopes to sell, but doesn't want to leave without knowing the building will be properly maintained. Now, Hedgewood Properties has come forward with a proposal to save the structure by making it the heart of a new development.

According to Pam Sessions, Hedgewood's principal partner, three other unique homes—Barrington Hall, Archibald Smith Plantation, and Bulloch Hall—have been acquired by Roswell, but the city has made no move to similarly take over Mimosa Hall, which has a 30-acre estate attached. The property has been on the market for several months, with many people wondering what will happen. The total for the house and grounds is $7.85 million; the house and an estate comprising nine acres priced at $3.85 million, and the additional land at $4 million.

Sessions' idea is to build 50 cottages in the extensive gardens, which are an important landmark in themselves, while remaining cognizant of and respectful toward the hall's history. Maintenance fees for the upkeep of the gardens would be part of the dues for the homeowners' association. The grounds would be shared by residents of the cottages and the public, and the house could be acquired by the city.

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