Willis Ball
Willis Ball (born c. 1800 – date of death unknown) was an American architect and builder. He was active in Georgia state in the late 1830s to 1850s, and was originally from Windsor, Connecticut.
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Willis Ball
- Name
- Willis Ball
- Born
- c. 1800
- Birthplace
- Connecticut, U.S.
- Died
- Date of death unknown
- Occupation
- Architect, builder
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
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Willis Ball (born c. 1800 – date of death unknown) was an American architect and builder. He was active in Georgia state in the late 1830s to 1850s, and was originally from Windsor, Connecticut.
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Key facts
• Name — Willis Ball • Born — c. 1800 • Birthplace — Connecticut, U.S. • Died — Date of death unknown • Occupation — Architect, builder
Life and career
Life and career
Willis designed homes for family members of Roswell King, a businessman and planter also from Windsor, Connecticut, who founded the city of Roswell, Georgia. Several homes he designed are listed on the National Register of Historic Places, including Barrington Hall (1839) in Roswell, Georgia, for Roswell King's son Barrington King; the Primrose Cottage (1839) in Roswell, Georgia, for Roswell King's widowed daughter Eliza King Hand; and the Roswell Presbyterian Church (1839); the two latter are also within the Roswell Historic District. Additionally he designed the Glover–McLeod–Garrison House (c. 1847) in Marietta, Georgia; and the Howell–Sessions–Hallman House (c. 1848) in Marietta; both of which are within the Northwest Marietta Historic District.
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Work
• Barrington Hall (Roswell, Georgia) (1839) • Bulloch Hall (1839) in Roswell, Georgia • Primrose Cottage (1839) in Roswell, Georgia • Roswell Presbyterian Church (1839) in Roswell, Georgia • Mimosa Hall (1847) in Roswell, Georgia • Glover–McLeod–Garrison House (c. 1847) in Marietta, Georgia • Howell–Sessions–Hallman House (c. 1848) in Marietta, Georgia • Archibald Howell Home (c. 1840s) in Marietta, Georgia
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The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 18 August 2026.
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