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Brumby Hall is a pre-Civil War home in Marietta, Georgia, just 20 miles north of Atlanta.

Built by Colonel Arnoldus V. Brumby in 1851, the house served as Col. Brumby’s quarters while the first acting Superintendent of the Georgia Military Institute, (GMI) that stood next door. The house served as a makeshift hospital during the Civil War, and many of the young students from the GMI chose to fight for the South in 1864 as the war raged on.

General William Tecumseh Sherman and his men, made their way through Marietta on their “march to the sea” and burning of Atlanta. The GMI and cadet housing were the first to meet Sherman’s torch, as they marched toward historic Marietta Square. Brumby Hall was to be burned as well, until Sherman realized that he knew its owner Col. Brumby. The two men had been friends at West Point years prior, and honoring the cadet code, Sherman spared the house.

The Moore/Trezevant family owned the house for many years, with daughter Matilda “Tilly” Trezevant its final occupant. A solarium and kitchen were added to the house during the early 1920’s, and the house became vacant in 1995. A group known as ‘Friends of Brumby Hall’ became overseers for the house for several years, holding meetings in the home and bringing it fully to its time with period antique furnishings. In 2018, the Marietta Gone With the Wind Museum, a popular tourist attraction for the past 17 years in Marietta, needed a new home. With the Tara-like facade and large front porch, Brumby Hall seemed to be the perfect location. After the move, the Hilton Marietta Hotel & Conference Center, who had previously overseen the almost 15,000 square feet of gardens, relinquished caretaker duties to the City of Marietta.  Thanks to the City’s Parks & Recreation Department, the gardens have become a virtual wonderland of floral delight. Now, weddings and other events take place on a regular basis at Brumby Gardens, often referred to as a “hidden gem.” A favorite venue with brides-to-be due to the beauty and tranquility that permeates the house and gardens, it appears that nature’s “perfect spot for a wedding” will not remain a hidden gem very long.