List of oldest structures in Atlanta
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Oldest Structures in Atlanta
- c. 1840 Tullie Smith HouseTullie Smith HouseThe Tullie Smith House is a small plantation or farm house, built circa 1840 by Robert Smith. It is typical of the usual kind of plantation houses owned by small farmers. The house was located in Dekalb County, Georgia on . The last Smith to occupy the property was Tullie, the...
- 130 West Paces Ferry Rd. (moved from DeKalb CountyDeKalb County, GeorgiaDeKalb County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. The population of the county was 691,893 at the 2010 census. Its county seat is the city of Decatur. It is bordered to the west by Fulton County and contains roughly 10% of the city of Atlanta...
) - 1850 Oakland Cemetery (begun) - 248 Oakland Ave
- 1857 Otis Thrash Hammonds home - 503 Peeples St, now the Hammonds House MuseumHammonds House MuseumThe Hammonds House Museum is a museum for African American fine art, located at 503 Peeples Street SW in the West End neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia. It is located in the 1872 Victorian house, former residence of Dr...
- 1856 Meadow Brook, home of Col. Robert A. Alston - 2420 Alston Drive (East LakeEast Lake (Atlanta)East Lake is a neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia, situated in DeKalb County.It is the eastern-most of the 238 neighborhoods in the City of Atlanta . East Lake is bordered by:* Knox St./Pharr Rd. and the Decatur neighborhood of Oakhurst to the north;* 1st St...
) - 1858 Lemuel P. GrantLemuel P. GrantLemuel Pratt Grant was an American engineer and businessman.He was Atlanta's quintessential railroad man as well as a major landowner and civic leader....
home - 327 St Paul Ave - 1856–9 Judge William Wilson House - 501 Fairburn Road SW
- c. 1868 George Washington Collier home - 1649 Lady Marian Lane (Ansley ParkAnsley ParkAnsley Park is an affluent residential neighborhood in Atlanta, Georgia, located just east of Midtown and west of Piedmont Park. One of the first suburban neighborhoods in the city designed for automobiles, it features wide, winding roads rather than the grid pattern typical of older streetcar...
) - 1868 Jeremiah Gilbert house - 2238 Perkerson Road SW
- 1869 Georgia Railroad Freight DepotGeorgia Railroad Freight DepotThe Georgia Railroad Freight Depot was completed in 1869 and is the oldest building in Downtown Atlanta. The architects were Corput and Bass. It was the main freight depot for the Georgia Railroad.A fire in 1935 destroyed the upper floors and cupola....
- Central Ave & Alabama St (Underground AtlantaUnderground AtlantaUnderground Atlanta is a shopping and entertainment district in the Five Points neighborhood of downtown Atlanta, Georgia, United States, near the intersection of the east and west MARTA rail lines. First opened in 1969, it takes advantage of the viaducts built over the city's many railroad tracks...
) - 1869 Gaines Hall (Morris Brown CollegeMorris Brown CollegeMorris Brown College is a private, coed, liberal arts college located in the Vine City community of Atlanta, Georgia, United States. It is a historically black college affiliated with the African Methodist Episcopal Church...
) - 643 MLK Dr - 1873 Shrine of Immaculate ConceptionShrine of Immaculate ConceptionShrine of Immaculate Conception is the second oldest structure in downtown Atlanta, Georgia. Designed by local architect Wiiliam H. Parkins, the cornerstone was laid September 1, 1869 by poet Abram Joseph Ryan. It was completed and dedicated in 1873 and is sill in use. It replaced a frame structure...
- 48 MLK Dr - 1881 Fulton Bag and Cotton Mill - 170 Boulevard (CabbagetownCabbagetown (Atlanta)Cabbagetown is a neighborhood in Atlanta, Georgia located south of Inman Park, east of Oakland Cemetery, north of Grant Park and west of Reynoldstown. It includes Cabbagetown District, a historic district listed on the U.S...
) - 1882 Fountain Hall (Morris Brown College) - 643 MLK Dr
- 1882 Joel HurtJoel HurtJoel Hurt was an important businessman and developer in Atlanta active in the late 19th century through the early 20th century.Born in Hurtsboro, Alabama Joel Hurt (1850–1926) was an important businessman and developer in Atlanta active in the late 19th century through the early 20th...
Cottage - 117 Elizabeth Ave - 1882 Block Building - 90 Pryor St
- 1883 E.C. PetersRichard Peters (Atlanta)Richard Peters was an American railroad man and a founder of Atlanta.Grandson of Judge Richard Peters, Jr...
home - 179 Ponce de Leon Ave - 1884 Central Presbyterian Church - 201 Washington St
- 1884 Westview CemeteryWestview CemeteryWestview Cemetery, located in Atlanta, Georgia, is the largest cemetery in the South East, comprising over , 50% of which is undeveloped. Westview includes the graves of more than 100,000 people.- History:...
Main Gate - 1680 Ralph David Abernathy Blvd - 1884 Georgia State CapitolGeorgia State CapitolThe Georgia State Capitol, in Atlanta, Georgia, in the United States, is an architecturally and historically significant building. It has been named a National Historic Landmark and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is the main office building of Georgia's government...
building (begun) - 1885 Rockefeller Hall (Spelman CollegeSpelman CollegeSpelman College is a four-year liberal arts women's college located in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. The college is part of the Atlanta University Center academic consortium in Atlanta. Founded in 1881 as the Atlanta Baptist Female Seminary, Spelman was the first historically black female...
) - 350 Spelman Ln - 1885 Wren's Nest, home of Joel Chandler HarrisJoel Chandler HarrisJoel Chandler Harris was an American journalist, fiction writer, and folklorist best known for his collection of Uncle Remus stories. Harris was born in Eatonton, Georgia, where he served as an apprentice on a plantation during his teenage years...
- 1050 Ralph David Abernathy Blvd - 1888 Tech TowerTech TowerThe Lettie Pate Whitehead Evans Administration Building, commonly known as Tech Tower, is a historic building located at 225 North Avenue NW in Midtown Atlanta, Georgia, USA, and a focal point of the central campus of the Georgia Institute of Technology...
, the Administration Building for Georgia Tech - 225 North Avenue