The William Gibbs McAdoo House is a historic house in

Marietta, Georgia Marietta is a city in and the county seat of Cobb County, Georgia, United States. At the 2020 census, the city had a population of 60,972. The 2019 estimate was 60,867, making it one of Atlanta's largest suburbs. Marietta is the fourth larges ...

, U.S.. Built in the Antebellum Era, it was the birthplace of U.S. Treasury Secretary

William Gibbs McAdoo William Gibbs McAdoo Jr.McAdoo is variously differentiated from family members of the same name: * Dr. William Gibbs McAdoo (1820–1894) – sometimes called "I" or "Senior" * William Gibbs McAdoo (1863–1941) – sometimes called "II" or "Ju ...

, and it belonged to Georgia Governor Charles J. McDonald's daughter after the war. It is listed on the

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History

The house was built the 1850s for Richard W. Joyner and his wife, née Lucretia Richardson. With Their son, Walthall Robertson Joyner, served as the mayor of Atlanta, Georgia. By the mid-1850s, the house belonged to Dillard M. Young, a farmer. In 1861, at the outset of the

American Civil War The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States. It was fought between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), the latter formed by states ...

, it was purchased by Reverend Isaac M. Springer, who turned it into a boarding school. The house was acquired by William Gibbs McAdoo, Sr. in 1863. McAdoo lived here with his wife, née Mary Faith Floyd, who was the granddaughter of the Brigadier General John Floyd (war of 1812). Their son,

, who went on to serve as the 46th U.S. Secretary of the Treasury from 1913 to 1918, was born in the house. The house was purchased by Stephen B. Oatman, an Atlanta councilman, in 1864. At the end of the war, it was sold to Confederate Colonel Alexander Smith Atkinson, who lived here with his wife, Mary Ann McDonald, the daughter of Georgia Governor Charles J. McDonald. At the turn of the 20th century, the house was sold to A.M. Edwards, a farmer, who sold it to Johnny Walker in the 1930s.

Architectural significance

The house was designed in the Greek Revival architectural style. It has been listed on the

since November 17, 1978.

References

Houses in Cobb County, Georgia National Register of Historic Places in Cobb County, Georgia Greek Revival architecture in Georgia (U.S. state) Houses completed in 1850 {{GeorgiaUS-NRHP-stub