Historical Marker

Stephen D. Cowen Farmstead

Acworth · Cobb County

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Built in 1854 by planter Stephen D. Cowen, this two-story Plantation Plain house is one of Cobb County's few surviving examples and outlasted Sherman's 1864 occupation of Acworth.

About this site

Stephen D. Cowen Farmstead is a historical marker in Acworth, Cobb County. It is one of 152 historical markers documented in Cobb County, among 377 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 34.0736, -84.6556 near Acworth. The nearest cataloged historic site is Cowen, Stephen D., House (historic place), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Cowan Cemetery, Shady Grove Baptist Cemetery, and Northcutt - Pyron Cemetery.

This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

📍 34.0736, -84.6556 · Acworth, Cobb County

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