Public House
Built in 1854 as a commissary for the nearby Roswell Mill, the building at 605 Atlanta Street was one of the few Gen. William T. Sherman spared, serving as a Union hospital during the Civil War. Local legend holds that mill owner's daughter Catherine fell in love with Union soldier Michael, who was convicted of treason and hanged from a tree as she watched from an upper window; grief-stricken, she hanged herself inside in 1864.
Through its decades as the Public House restaurant, staff reported sliding glasses, shadowy figures in the loft, an untouched piano, and stall doors flying open. Guides on the Roswell Ghost Tour still point to the windows, where Catherine, Michael, and a Confederate soldier are said to appear.
The restaurant closed in 2017, but the haunting outlived it.
📍 605 Atlanta St, Roswell, GA 30075, Roswell, GA · Get directions