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Now & Then
THEN: The Archibald Howell Home
on Kennesaw Avenue in Marietta
circa 1912. Major Archibald Howell,
who oversaw its construction from
1838-43, built this classic Greek
Revival house. According to a
historical marker placed outside the
home by the Georgia Historical
Commission, “In the spring of 1865,
Gen. Henry M. Judah had his
headquarters and saw evidence
which helped him make a decision
of much importance to local people.
Since no crops had been grown here
on the battlefields in 1864 and, as
the surrender had paralyzed
economy and government, local
people lacked food, funds and
employment. Judah, seeing that aid
was needed to prevent suffering,
proposed to issue corn and bacon to
the needy until a crop could be
made. The issue, approved, was
made and these rations did much to
put Georgians and their economy
on a sound basis.” PHOTO BY SKINNER.
NOW: The Archibald
Howell Home on a
Spring afternoon in
2022. Today, the
house is listed on the
National Registry of
Historic Homes.
66 COBB LIFE | APRIL 2022