Smith Farm

Weather permitting, every Saturday afternoon between 2 and 3 it’s time for sheep to stroll and goats to promenade. That’s when Brett Bannor, Manager of Animal Collections, walks animals from the Smith Farm flock around the campus, giving visitors a chance to meet and learn about our heritage breed livestock.

Discover the unique story of the Smith House and the preservation effort that brought it to the Atlanta History Center.

When Dorothy and Claud came into our lives 6 years ago, they were just a couple of 4-month-old kids. Today, these barrel-hopping and peanut-loving twin Angora goats have settled into their home on Smith Farm and are widely loved by visitors (and staff). Learn more about these galloping goats and their training.

Looking back on the past ten years with Atlanta History Center’s Gulf Coast sheep.

Only one of the three famous nursery rhymes featuring sheep originated in America. According to The Oxford Dictionary of Nursery Rhymes, both “Baa, Baa, Black Sheep” and “Little Bo Peep” first appeared in England, and antiquity has clouded their origins. The story is different for “Mary’s Lamb” written by Sarah Josepha Hale—one of the most remarkable women of the 19th century.

The diverse botanical landscapes and healthy forests of the Goizueta Gardens are perfect for producing insects and caterpillars and are perfect for summer birds. These are just a few of the birds that are found here in spring and summertime; take a moment in the gardens and you may hear or see them yourself.

Unique experience of a heritage breed sheep or goats on a stroll around our campus

Along with enslaved human cargo, European traders transplanted peanuts to the Caribbean and North America in the 17th-century.

Explore a variety of heirloom plants, flowers, and animal breeds at Smith Farm.

Smith Farm tells the story of Georgia farm life and enslavement at Atlanta’s oldest surviving farmhouse.