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Architecture, Domestic -- Georgia -- Atlanta

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 43 Collections and/or Records:

Home Owners' Loan Corporation rental advertisements

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS556f
Scope and Content

This collection contains nine Atlanta rental advertisements, with five listings for "black properties" and four listings for "white properties." Advertisements contain the address, the number of bedrooms and bathrooms, the size of property in square feet, the annual taxes, rental prices, and full sales prices.

Dates: 1938-1940
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Home Owners' Loan Corporation rental advertisements

Inman family photographs

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS518
Scope and Contents This collection contains portraits of Inman family members and residences, including the Swan House and the Inman family's residence on 15th Street in the Ansley Park neighborhood. Also included are residences designed by Cooper and Cooper, possibly by Samuel Inman Cooper, such as residences owned by Malon Courts, Henry Grady Jr., Katherine Mitchell Howell, and Dillon Winship. Of particular note are photographs of Emily MacDougald Inman with Hugh T. Inman II and his family at the Swan House...
Dates: 1893-1980, undated
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Inman family photographs

Irene Woodruff documents

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS384f
Scope and Content

This collection contains a series of newspaper clippings, a letter to Irene Woodruff with a history of the Samuel Bowen Wight House located in the West End, and a copy of The Wesleyan Alumnae (Wesleyan College in Macon, Georgia).

Dates: 1900-1975
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Irene Woodruff documents

John Pattillo visual arts materials | Note: this collection is out for digitization and currently unavailable.

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS463
Scope and Contents This collection contains photographs collected by John Patillo of Atlanta buildings and street scenes, schools, churches, residences, and portraits. Buildings and residences include Atlanta City Hall, the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, First National Bank, Georgia State Captiol, the Carnegie Library, as well as residences in the Peachtree Park neighborhood. Also in the collection are images of churches such as St. Marks Methodist Episcopal Church and the Cathedral of St. Philip; and...
Dates: approximately 1852-1970, undated
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / John Pattillo visual arts materials | Note: this collection is out for digitization and currently unavailable.

Kathy King photographs of Mechanicsville

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS541
Scope and Contents This collection contains photographs of the Mechanicsville neighborhood in Atlanta, Georgia, collected by Kathy King. Some images show residences in the 1960s and 1970s on Eugenia, Pryor, Windsor, and Crumley Streets as well as St. John's Methodist Episcopal Church on 181 Georgia Avenue (later Ralph David Abernathy Boulevard). Additional color images show Mechanicsville in 1993, Kathy King took them as part of a project for developing architectural standards for infill properties in...
Dates: approximately 1960 - 1993
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Kathy King photographs of Mechanicsville

Knollwood estate contract

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS849f
Scope and Content

This collection contains two copies (the original and a photocopy) of the 1929 contract for Knollwood between William H. Kiser and Hentz, Adler & Shutze. The contract contains general conditions for a uniform contract of the American Institute of Architects as well as general specifications for the house, electrical, and plumbing.

Dates: 1929, undated
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Knollwood estate contract

Knox Griffin papers

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS845f
Scope and Content

This collection documents Knox Griffin's work, accolades, and personal life. It contains two business ledgers which detail financial transactions for the homes he designed in Atlanta, Georgia, between 1955 and 1967. Materials also include his marriage certificate, passport, Kentucky Colonel certificate, and poems.

Dates: 1966-1999, undated
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Knox Griffin papers

Leila Ross Wilburn visual arts materials | Note: this collection is out for digitization and currently unavailable.

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS72
Scope and Contents This collection documents the prolific work of one of Atlanta’s pioneer women architects and businesswomen. It is comprised primarily of architectural plans, photographs, negatives, and slides of private residences, multi-family homes, and apartment buildings Wilburn designed during her career. Her portfolio of architectural plans in Series I includes designs of homes in Atlanta and its surrounding suburbs; in several cities and towns in Georgia, including Forsyth, McDonough, and Thomaston;...
Dates: 1920-1979
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Leila Ross Wilburn visual arts materials | Note: this collection is out for digitization and currently unavailable.

Lustron House documents

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS815f
Scope and Content

This collection contains correspondence, newspaper clippings, and documents pertaining to the William R. and Ruth Knight Lustron historical home, Jafra Incorporated of Georgia, and the Lustron Corporation. Materials include copies of fact sheets about the construction of the houses, aerial layouts, by-laws, franchise agreements, and planning guides.

Dates: 1949-2001, undated
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Lustron House documents

Midtown Historic District photographs | Note: this collection is out for digitization and currently unavailable.

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS265
Scope and Content This collection is comprised of images of the historic Midtown area in Atlanta, Georgia. The photographs were taken for draft nomination on the National Register of Historic Places for Midtown. Included are photos of churches, Henry Grady High School, stores and businesses, street scapes, apartments, and homes in the Midtown area. Types of homes photographed vary among bungalows, duplexes, row houses, carriage houses, alley dwellings, and cottages. Of special interest are photographs of the...
Dates: 1997
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Midtown Historic District photographs | Note: this collection is out for digitization and currently unavailable.

Murphy family photographs

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS517
Scope and Contents This collection contains scrapbook pages that also contain attached newspaper clippings about the family, photo albums, portraits, and drawings of the Murphy family. Most scrapbooks and photograph albums in this collection were possibly complied by Julia Gatins Murphy. There are also several photographs of the Murphy family’s residences, Hillcrest and Villa Juanita. Of special note are portraits of Cardinal John Murphy Farley (1842-1918) of New York and Robert J. Lowry (1840-1919) that are...
Dates: approximately 1870-1959, undated
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Murphy family photographs

Norman C. Butts photographs and postcards

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS268
Scope and Content This collection contains photographs and postcards which provide details of the personal, military, and professional career of Norman Butts in New York, France, and Georgia. Included are images of his early family life, college years at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, and landscaping projects in Atlanta, Georgia. Both Butts' work with Ashford Park Nurseries in Brookhaven and his own Atlanta landscaping business are represented. Of special interest are photographs of the gardens and...
Dates: 1880-1946, undated
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Norman C. Butts photographs and postcards

Peter J. Rosendorf photographs | Note: this collection is out for digitization and currently unavailable.

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS334
Scope and Content

This collection contains images taken within Piedmont Park, and photographs displaying statues and architecture around Atlanta.

Dates: 1969-1970
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Peter J. Rosendorf photographs | Note: this collection is out for digitization and currently unavailable.

Philip T. Shutze visual arts materials | Note: this collection is out for digitization and currently unavailable.

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS351
Scope and Content This collection contains architectural drawings, sketches, artwork, and photos of Shutze's professional work, his travels, his personal life, and his antiques. The architectural drawings are from the firms of Norrman, Hentz & Reid; Hentz & Reid; Hentz, Reid & Adler; Hentz, Adler & Shutze; and Shutze & Armistead, as well as drawings representing historic buildings designed by other architects and firms. Among his most well known buildings are Swan House owned by Edward and...
Dates: 1820-1993, undated
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Philip T. Shutze visual arts materials | Note: this collection is out for digitization and currently unavailable.

Phillip “P.” Thornton Marye visual arts material | Note: this collection is out for digitization and currently unavailable.

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS349
Scope and Content This collection contains images and architectural designs of Marye as well as the firms Marye, Alger, and Alger, and Marye, Alger, and Vinour. Included are photographs of the Fox Theatre, the Southern Bell Telephone Building, Terminal Station, and public, commercial, and residential buildings in Atlanta and other cities. Also included are photographs of the interior of the buildings. The architectural drawings consist of Marye's plans for St. Luke's Episcopal Church. Of special note are 1970...
Dates: 1905-1970, undated
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Phillip “P.” Thornton Marye visual arts material | Note: this collection is out for digitization and currently unavailable.

Richard Dees Funderburke research papers

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1242
Scope and Contents This collection contains research materials produced by Richard Dees Funderburke throughout his academic and professional career. The majority of the collection includes newspaper articles that feature specific architects that were active during the victorian era in the southeastern United States, specifically Alabama, Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, and South Carolina. Also included are notes, photocopied images, article drafts, and book proposals authored by Funderburke throughout his...
Dates: 1975-2020, undated
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Richard Dees Funderburke research papers

Rosalie Howell photographs

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS335
Scope and Content

This collection contains images of the residence of Judge Clark Howell (Rosalie Howell's grandfather) and the Howell family. Also included are photographs of the Episcopal Church of the Incarnation and the Evan Park Howell School in Atlanta, Georgia. Of special note are images of Clark Howell's funeral at Oakland Cemetery in Atlanta and a photo album related to Rosalie Howell's career as a Red Cross nurse during World War I.

Dates: approximately 1880-1963
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Rosalie Howell photographs

Sally A. Parker photographs

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS143
Scope and Contents of the Records The photographs in this collection depict geographic locations and people in Atlanta and Decatur, Georgia. Buildings include the Catholic Shrine of the Immaculate Conception on Hunter Street, the Georgia State Capitol building, Marvin Cemetery (formerly Cold Springs Cemetery), and the residences of William Cobb, Frederick Koch, Edwin W. Marsh, and Augustus Pitt. The collection includes several images of the Margaret Mitchell burial plot at Oakland Cemetery. Images of people include Fred...
Dates: 1948-1949
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Sally A. Parker photographs

Southeastern Elevator Company documents

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS779f
Scope and Content

This collection contains invoices and inter-office documents recording the company's work with installing elevators in Atlanta homes.

Dates: 1945-1946
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Southeastern Elevator Company documents

Stevens & Wilkinson, Architects, Engineers documents

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS885f
Scope and Content

This collection contains corporate records from the architectural firm Stevens & Wilkinson. Materials include work orders, survey results, a terrain map, and articles written about the firm. Work orders include the Georgia Baptist Hospital, Rich's Store for Men, and the Georgia Center for Continuing Education.

Dates: 1946-1992, undated
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Stevens & Wilkinson, Architects, Engineers documents