Unique Marietta Home Modeled on 'Bama Landmark Now For Sale

It’s easy to imagine University of Alabama graduates blinking in surprise, and perhaps exclaiming “Roll Tide!” upon seeing the Greek Revival-style home for sale at 731 Colston Rd. in Marietta. With its white-columned porch, brick arches and graceful double stairway, the home is a replica of the Gorgas House Museum, the oldest building on the University of Alabama’s campus in Tuscaloosa. Situated on nearly two wooded acres in the Kings Mountain neighborhood, the home, built in 1966, is on the market: https://carlyharden.evrealestate.com/ListingDetails/731-Colston-Road-SW-Marietta-GA-30064/6870909

“This spectacular five-bedroom, four-bath home has nearly 5,000 square feet of beautiful living space,” said Carley Harden of Engel & Völkers Buckhead Atlanta, who is listing the home. “The original owner, David Rambo, traveled to Tuscaloosa for work and fell in love with the Gorgas House Museum at the University of Alabama. When he decided to build a family home in Marietta, he took a local architect and landscape planner to the University to study the museum and incorporate many of its features in the new home’s design and surrounding grounds. The home includes a detached three-car garage, four indoor fireplaces, a swimming pool and a woodshop. This gracious home and private setting are truly unique in historic Marietta.”

The Gorgas House Museum is one of only four main buildings that survived the destruction of the University of Alabama campus near the end of the Civil War. It was designed by English-born architect William Nichols and completed in 1829. Over the decades, it has served as a dining hall, stewards residence, lecture hall, post office and campus office. It is named for the Gorgas family who lived in the home from 1879-1953. Family patriarch Confederate Brigadier General Josiah Gorgas served as Chief of the Confederate Bureau of Ordinance. He was married to the Amelia Gayle, daughter of former Alabama governor John Gayle, and was named president of the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa in 1878. His wife served as the university’s librarian for 23 years. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.

Paying homage to the home on which it is modeled, the Colston Rd. residence features two curved, wrought iron staircases leading to the large rocking chair front porch. Inside, the rooms boast 10-foot ceilings and original W.P. Stephens Lumber Company custom moldings, as well as wide pine plank floors. However, the private entrance and full kitchen downstairs are nods to modern multigenerational lifestyles, and the open kitchen keeping room, outdoor entertaining area and heated saltwater pool are perfect for today’s families. For more information, visit https://carlyharden.evrealestate.com/ListingDetails/731-Colston-Road-SW-Marietta-GA-30064/6870909