Andrew J Cheney House
- Also Known As: Cheney-Newcomer House
- Address: 2790 Powder Springs Rd
- Vicinity: SW of Marietta at Bankstone Rd
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1857/00/00 | Andrew Jackson Cheney | Home | A J Cheney builds a house on a gently-sloping meadow at Tennessee Wagon Road and Sandtown Road. The Sandtown, located parallel at c 100 ft south of the house, was a Cherokee trail that leads to the Sandtown village on the banks of the Chattahoochee. | |||
| 1864/06/20 | Gen John Schofield | Major General | Gen J Schofield, commanding the Army of the Ohio, right wing of General W T Sherman's forces on the Kennesaw front, makes his headquarters in the Cheney House. From here, Schofield will direct the flanking march of the 23rd Artillery Co on Sandtown Road. | |||
| 1864/06/21 | Jacob Dolson Cox | Union Commander | Jacob D Cox's 3rd Division camps at Cheney House. | Battle of Kolb's Farm | ||
| 1864/06/23 | William T Sherman | Union General | Union General Sherman inspects the right wing of the Kennesaw Line at the Cheney estate on June 23rd and 25th. | |||
| 1865/07/26 | Lucy Swift Cheney | Died | Lucy Swift Cheney, wife of Andrew Jackson Cheney, passes away. Mrs Cheney is buried at the Cheney Family Cemetery, near a daughter, Fannie, who had died in 1861. | |||
| 1866/00/00 | Andrew Jackson Cheney | Groom | Nancy Hammack of Crawfordville, Georgia, marries Andrew Jackson Cheney. They will raise their family at the family homestead. | |||
| 1935/00/00 | During the Depression, John Percival Cheney, a son of Andrew Jackson Cheney by the second marriage, sells the Cheney House to Marietta lawyer, John E Mozley. |
| Particulars for Andrew J Cheney House: | |
|---|---|
| Area of Significance | Architecture |
| Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
| Sight Category | Building |
| Architectural Style | Greek Revival |
| Criteria | Historic Event |
| Area of Significance | Politics-government |
| Owner | Private |
| Historic Use | Single dwelling |
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