stately oaks plantation

My sister and I were given a personal tour by a costumed guide. She was very knowledgeable about the house and it's history in the Civil War. The house is beautifully decorated in 1800's furniture and makes you feel like Scarlett O'Hara. The house is beautiful on the outside too and perfect to take pictures in front of.

The Stately Oaks Plantation is the closest "thing " we have to what fictional Tara in Gone With the Wind might have been like. The plantation depicts that time period. A must see when visiting Historical Jonesboro.

While Tara is of course a fictional place, Stately Oaks is a beautifully preserved and presented home showing how life was lived during the time of the War Between the States. Plantation of course means farm and not what was created by Hollywood in 1939 for the movie. The docents are wonderful and go to great pains to be dressed authentically and give only correct information. The month of August is very interesting as all the traditions and customs of "mourning" are detailed and the house is dressed in black. Christmas is beautiful with decorations from the mid 1800's. Well worth the time and the trip. Money is needed to rebuild the Indian Village.

My cousin and I visited Stately Oaks Plantation in Jonesboro, Georgia on Jan. 17. 2015 and went on the house tour. The two women who gave the tour were very knowledgeable and gave us an outstanding tour along with a great history lesson. If your in Atlanta, GA, take a short ride to Jonesboro, GA to visit the Stately Oaks Plantation, you will learn a lot about GONE WITH THE WIND.

This "plantation" is very misleading … it's really a small piece of property with a normal looking house. As soon as you arrive, you realize that you've been had. There is simply no reason to go. As for the nearby indian village, it looks like old children's toys in the backyard. Don't take the time to drive out here from Atlanta, you are better off going to one of relaxing at your hotel.

I was very exited as we drove to the stately oaks plantation but as I drove up I realized that it was closed and locked up even though the sign out front said OPEN. I also thought that it would be an actual plantation but instead it was a medium sized house and a few huts on what looks like less than an acre. Over all I was very disappointed.

The Stately Oaks Plantation home is a nice look in to southern history, just a short drive south of Atlanta's Hartsfield airport. The docent was very knowledgeable and our group walked away with not only an enjoyable tour of about 1 hour, but also several facts about life in the 19th century. The site and tour is more about life in the south and the history of the home than it is about plantation life.Very enjoyable, affordable and recommmended.

Very knowledgeable staff...your was interesting...would recommend visiting. Your takes about 1.5 hours and start on the hour...

We visited this plantation house outside Atlanta, Ga. on our way to the airport for our return trip from the USA. It is a beautiful house in a beautiful setting with the Fall colours in the trees surrounding the property. When we visited it wasn't busy and the guide was able to spend time answering our many questions. There is a gift shop and we would have loved to bring some of their wares home with us but were unable to bring them with us on our travels. We would certainly recommend visiting this attraction.

I love Stately Oaks. It used to be a hospital during the Civil War. It was originally located behind my house where I grew up. It was moved to Jonesboro and restored. My sister, Melanie, was married there. Very old South.

We were greeted by Martha who is a delight. Our tour guide was Ashleigh who is very knowledgeable about the history of the house and land around it. She is a real peach!

Stately Oaks was a very entertaining and informative stop in the Jonesboro area. I feel that the plantation gets overlooked by visitors traveling to the Road to Tara! Do you want to get a feel for a home like TARA? Visit visit visit!

The grounds were somewhat smaller than we were expecting and it wasn't until near the end of the house tour that we learned that it had actually been relocated from its original position. Must admit to being slightly disappointed by this as the house and the outhouses had seemingly been collected together from a number of different places, so the location lacked authenticity. Nevertheless the house and artefacts were interesting. The 'tour guide' was the office manager, standing in, however she was very personable and did a good job.

We toured the house and grounds this week. Things were very well maintained and appropriately appointed. The house is a more modest plantation home, but still beautiful and a great representation. It isn't on the scale of Mount Vernon, but is just as interesting. The amazing part were the docents: Miss Cathy and Miss Connie. These ladies were so very knowledgable about the house, its history, and the lifestyle of the 19th century. I believe they even made their own authentic costumes (but don't quote me). We were there with three young children and they were EXCEPTIONALLY accommodating, including giving an extra tour because one of us two adults had to be outside with one of the kids. Really, I've never seen a monument/site staff that cared so much about what they were doing and that so evidently wanted to share with guests. My 4 stars instead of 5 is only due to what my ideal plantation visit would've entailed, but that couldn't have been met due to the history of the home and the costliness of 175 years of upkeep. :)

the woman selling the tickets in the store barely spoke to us, let alone smiled or thanked us. The grounds were old,not well kept, not very authentic. The house was ok, but the tour guide rambled on and on and on repeating some things up to 3 times! This one hour tour could have been done in about 20 minutes max! This isn't even located on a plantation, but a wooded lot! We were SO disappointed with this place!