Hooper-Turner House
The Hooper-Turner House,
located at 5811 Oakdale Road,
sits on approximately one acre on a ridge line that borders the Chattahoochee River. The house carries an oral legend that it was used as a Civil War hospital. The Marietta Daily Journal, May 13, 2007, quoted Kathleen DeLay who lives next door as saying, “It was the place where soldiers stopped to be taken care of and given medicine.” In 2003, the Cobb County Commissioners accepted the house to the Cobb County Historic Register.
A Preliminary Architectural Investigation Report by Georgia State University Professors Richard Laub and Laura Drummond presents architectural evidence in dating the home to about 1850. This gives credence to the home's Civil War hospital oral legend. The Civil War battlefront moved through here in July 1864.
The Hooper-Turner House complements The River Line Historic Area Master Plan as a significant landmark connecting people in our community with Georgia land lottery pioneers, the Civil War, and evolution of our modern society. With appropriate restoration or rehabilitation, the Hooper-Turner house can be used as the focal point for the River Line Historic Area, enriching our community with a unique cultural resource and a heritage tourism attraction.
The City of Smyrna, the current owner of the house, and Cobb County have been asked to make a commitment to secure the Hooper-Turner House as a permanent historic landmark to be used as a community resource. Smyrna purchased the house in 2004 to use it as a visitor center for the Historic Area, but decided to sell it because documentation to support the “hospital” legend was not available. The house was nominated and is included on the list of properties under review for purchase with Cobb County Parks Bond funds. The City of Smyrna point of contact is Steve Ciaccio, Director of Parks, 770-319-5396, sciaccio@ci.smyrna.ga.us.
For more information about the Hooper-Turner House, please contact Roberta Cook at 404 699-2326.
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