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Herndon Home

Herndon Home is a historic place in Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places on February 16, 2000, and designated a National Historic Landmark. Its National Register reference number is 00000261.

Atlanta, Fulton County, GeorgiaListed February 16, 2000NRIS #00000261★ National Historic Landmark
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About this place

What is Herndon Home?

The Herndon Home is a historic house museum and National Historic Landmark at 587 University Place NW, in Atlanta, Georgia. An elegant Classical Revival mansion with Beaux Arts influences, it was the home of Alonzo Franklin Herndon (1858-1927), a rags-to-riches success story who was born into slavery, but went on to become Atlanta's first black millionaire as founder and head of the Atlanta Life Insurance Company. The house was designed by his wife Adrienne, and was almost entirely built with African-American labor. The house was declared a National Historic Landmark in 2000, and had previously been declared a "landmark building exterior" by the city of Atlanta in 1989.

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Listing details

Name
Herndon Home
City
Atlanta
County
Fulton County
State
Georgia
Listed on the National Register
February 16, 2000
NRIS reference number
00000261
Resource type
building
National Historic Landmark
Yes
Coordinates
33.75809, -84.40684
When was Herndon Home listed on the National Register?

Herndon Home was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 16, 2000.

Where is Herndon Home located?

Herndon Home is located in Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia at approximately 33.75809, -84.40684. See the map above.

Is Herndon Home a National Historic Landmark?

Yes. Herndon Home is designated a National Historic Landmark, the highest federal recognition for a historic place.

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