The landscaped grounds of Mimosa Hall, a pre-Civil War property Roswell paid nearly $3 million for in 2017, will open to the public later this month as part of the fifth annual Roswell Azalea Festival.
A ribbon-cutting ceremony was announced by the city and the Friends of Mimosa Hall & Gardens for 10:30 a.m. Monday, April 22, at the home, 127 Bulloch Ave. Information: https://bit.ly/2JZg0T3
Mimosa Hall, a Greek Revival mansion, was built in 1841 for John Dunwody, one of the founders of Roswell; and improved upon by architect J. Neel Reid, who bought the home in 1918 and created 15 formal garden rooms on five acres. Thirteen gardens survive today.
Roswell designated $150,000 of its 2019 budget for the grounds, which the city Department of Recreation, Parks, Historic and Cultural Affairs has been renovating and preparing for this public opening, officials said. Workers have pruned boxwood, removed hazardous trees, leveled uneven spaces on the lawn, and installed hand rails on stone steps around the property.
“With the boxwood pruned, the grounds are looking gorgeous, and for the first time in years, people can get a clear view of the house from Bulloch Avenue,” said Katie Troline, Roswell community and facility services manager.
Also, last year, the Friends of Mimosa Hall, a nonprofit organized to help with the interpretation, restoration and maintenance of the property, received a grant from the Garden Club of Georgia to restore Reid’s Reflecting Pool Garden.
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