Alhambra-Home on the Hill, Rome

Name: Alhambra-Home on the Hill
Address: Rome, United States

#13 among attractions in Rome

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Alhambra-Home on the Hill was built in 1832 by Major Philip Walker Hemphill, a planter born in Chester County, South Carolina, and was one of four founders of Rome. The land was deep in Cherokee Indian Nation and is now known as the oldest house in Floyd County, Georgia. ()

Coordinates: 34°13'33"N, 85°11'2"W

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Alhambra-Home on the Hill – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Forum Civic Center, Myrtle Hill Cemetery, Blossom Hill, Historic Courthouse.

2.1 miN
Concerts and shows, Music venue, Sport venue
Forum Civic Center, Rome
54 min walk • The Forum River Center is a multi-purpose arena and convention center in Rome, Georgia, United States. It seats 2,140 for arena football, up to 3,116 for other sporting events and up to 3,932 for concerts.
1.8 miN
Cemetery
Myrtle Hill Cemetery, Rome
47 min walk • Myrtle Hill Cemetery is the second oldest cemetery in the city of Rome, Georgia. The cemetery is at the confluence of the Etowah River and Oostanaula River and to the south of downtown Rome across the South Broad Street bridge.
3.3 miN
Mountain
Blossom Hill, Rome
85 min walk • Blossom Hill is a summit in Rome, Georgia. With an elevation of 784 feet, Blossom Hill is the 901st highest summit in the state of Georgia. It is considered to be one of the Seven Hills of Rome, Georgia. Jackson Hill is located about 0.3 miles south of the summit. Blossom Hill was named from the fact a local girl picked flowers there.
2.1 miN
Park
Historic Courthouse, Rome
53 min walk • The Floyd County Administration Building at Fourth Avenue and East First Street in Rome, Georgia was built in 1896 and extended in 1904, 1911, and 1941. It was formerly known as the U.S. Post Office and Courthouse and has also been known as the Federal Building and Post Office. Its exterior reflects Second Renaissance Revival styling.
3.5 miN
Museum, History museum, Art museum
Oak Hill & The Martha Berry Museum, Rome
91 min walk • Oak Hill & The Martha Berry Museum is the home and museum about Berry College founder Martha Berry located in Rome, Georgia, United States. It is also an All-America Selections Display Garden, a part of Berry Schools on the National Register of Historic Places, and a AAA Star Attraction.
3.6 miN
Specialty museum, Museum, History museum
Chieftains Museum, Rome
93 min walk • Chieftains Museum, also known as the Major Ridge Home, is a two-story white frame house built around a log house of 1792 in Cherokee country. It was the home of the Cherokee leader Major Ridge.
2.2 miN
Concerts and shows, Theater
DeSoto Theater, Rome
57 min walk • The DeSoto Theatre is a theater in downtown Rome, Georgia, in the United States. The DeSoto Theatre was the first theater in the southeast to display Sound Movies.
2.1 miNE
Skate park, Tower
Clock Tower, Rome
54 min walk • The Clock Tower in Rome, Georgia is one of the oldest landmarks in the city. The Clock Tower is located at the summit of Clock Tower Hill one of the Seven Hills of Rome.
2.4 miN
Library
Sara Hightower Regional Library System, Rome
61 min walk • The Sara Hightower Regional Library System is a system of 6 public libraries in the Northwest Georgia region serving Chattooga County, Polk County and Floyd County. The headquarters of the library system is located in Rome, Georgia at the Rome-Floyd County Library.
1.7 miN
Memorial
Tomb of the Known Soldier, Rome
45 min walk • The Tomb of the Known Soldier is a grave site in Myrtle Hill Cemetery in Rome, Georgia, United States, dedicated to a soldier killed in World War I, Private Charles Graves.
1.9 miN
Neighbourhood, Victorian architecture
Between the Rivers Historic District, Rome
49 min walk • The Between the Rivers Historic District in Rome, Georgia, USA, is a 90 acres historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. The listing included 292 contributing buildings and three contributing structures.