Herndon Home
Museum in Atlanta, Georgia. Built 1908 by Adrienne McNeil Herndon. Added to the National Register in 2000, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
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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The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | 587 University Place, NW, Atlanta, GA |
| County | Fulton County |
| Listed | Feb 16, 2000 |
| Listed for | Commerce, Black heritage |
| Level of significance | National |
| Reference number | 00000261 |
| Built | 1908 · more from the 1900s |
| Architect | Adrienne McNeil Herndon |
| Type of place | African-American museum, cultural institution, historic house museum |
| Style | Neoclassical architecture |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 2 buildings |
Visiting
| Address | 587 University Place, NW, Atlanta, GA |
| Website | herndonhome.org ↗ |
| Coordinates | 33.7581° N, 84.4068° W · Directions ↗ |
| Also in Atlanta | 247 listed places in Atlanta → |
| Nearest national park unit | Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park · 2 miles · on Park Atlas |
| Federal campgrounds nearby | Payne Campground-Allatoona Lake 27 miles · Galt'S Ferry Day Use Area (Ga) 29 miles · Victoria Campground 30 miles |
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Questions people ask
When was Herndon Home listed on the National Register?
Feb 16, 2000. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.
Source: National Park Service
When was Herndon Home built?
1908, designed by Adrienne McNeil Herndon, in the Neoclassical architecture style.
Source: Wikidata
Can I visit Herndon Home?
Yes. Herndon Home is recorded as open to the public, and hours are on the official website.
Source: Official website
Where is Herndon Home?
587 University Place, NW, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia. The nearest national park unit is Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park, 2 miles away.
What does the Herndon Home listing include?
The listing counts 2 contributing resources. Those are 2 buildings. A contributing resource is a part of the listed property that carries its historic significance.
Source: National Park Service
Are there campgrounds near Herndon Home?
Three federal campgrounds are within reach. The closest is Payne Campground-Allatoona Lake, 27 miles away. Galt'S Ferry Day Use Area (Ga) is 29 miles away, and Victoria Campground is 30 miles away.
Source: Campsite Atlas
Is there cell service at Herndon Home?
FCC coverage maps show Verizon 5G, AT&T 5G, and T-Mobile 5G at the listed point. Coverage indoors and behind old masonry is another matter.
Source: FCC Broadband Map
Sources
Location, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Listing dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet where it carries the listing. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 00000261. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.