Historical Marker

The Samuel House Plantation

Atlanta · DeKalb County · Erected 1984

The roadside stories worth pulling over for.

The Story

Samuel House's 1857 brick mansion was prominent enough that Sherman made it his personal headquarters in July 1864, with Schofield's 23rd Corps camped across the surrounding plantation.

About this site

The Samuel House Plantation is a historical marker in Atlanta, DeKalb County, erected in 1984. It is one of 98 historical markers documented in DeKalb County, among 143 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 33.8756, -84.3275 near Atlanta. The nearest cataloged historic site is Oglethorpe University (historical marker), about 0.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include Oglethorpe University, Old Cross Keys, and Brookhaven Historic District.

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

📍 33.8756, -84.3275 · Atlanta, DeKalb County

Directions (Apple)Google Maps View map

Get Georgia Roam — 12,000+ historic sites in your pocket

See this site and every marker, cemetery, courthouse, museum, battlefield and landmark across Georgia on one live map — find what's near you, get directions, and collect sites as you roam.

or open the live map in your browser →

Free · ad-free · the iOS app and the web map share one account, so your visits sync across both

Nearby in DeKalb County

Historical Marker

Oglethorpe University

Atlanta · 1995

College & University

Oglethorpe University

Brookhaven Historic District

Atlanta

Historical Marker

Solomon Goodwin’s Res.

Brookhaven · 1954

Historical Marker

1917 ✯ Camp Gordon ✯ 1919

Chamblee · 1988

Historical Marker

1941 ✯ Naval Air Station Atlanta ✯ 1959

Chamblee · 1991

Historical Marker

Dodge's 16th A.C. Camp on Nancy's Creek

Atlanta · 1987