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<\/p>\nCity contractors started clearing the site earlier this month, prompting outcry from residents who said they were not aware of the extent of tree removal plans until the bulldozers showed up.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s just horrendous,\u201d said Kelly Callen, who described herself as a Roswell community organizer.<\/p>\n
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Credit: Jason Getz \/ Jason.Getz@ajc.com<\/p>\n
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Former Roswell Mayor Jere Wood, who was in office when the city purchased the property, said the historic setting of the site is ruined.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s gonna take 150 years to replace these trees,\u201d said Wood. \u201cThe historic gardens are gone, and the historic setting is gone.\u201d<\/p>\n
Built in 1841, Mimosa Hall was originally constructed for John Dunwoody, the head of one of six families who settled in Roswell and the man whose son eventually founded the city of Dunwoody. It was used as a hospital when the Union army occupied Roswell and purchased by prominent Atlanta architect J. Neel Reid in 1918.<\/p>\n
A black walnut tree that is over a hundred years old still stands on the grounds \u2014 one of the last remaining in Roswell, according to a press release. The tree is also home to several different species of animals.<\/p>\n
A petition to prevent the removal of the walnut tree went live on June 13 and garnered almost 1,500 signatures. On June 20, Roswell officials updated the city\u2019s website to announce that the tree, alongside two others, will remain protected. <\/p>\n
ExploreRebranded Roswell museum has 30 Salvador Dal\u00eds, plus technology artifacts<\/a> Credit: Jason Getz \/ Jason.Getz@ajc.com<\/p>\n Credit: Jason Getz \/ Jason.Getz@ajc.com<\/p>\n The city also plans to replace the trees that have been cut during construction with other native trees and shrubs, city spokesperson Julie Brechbill wrote in an email.<\/p>\n Simone du Boise, an architect who worked on designing solar panels for Mimosa Hall, said she is frustrated with the city\u2019s lack of transparency regarding the property.<\/p>\n \u201cAs an architect, what I\u2019ve learned is that there are many ways to accomplish one goal,\u201d du Boise said. \u201cOne of the great ways that you do that is you listen to other people\u2019s ideas. 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