Joel Chandler Harris House

Joel Chandler Harris
HABS photo from 1985
Joel Chandler Harris House is located in Atlanta
Joel Chandler Harris House
Joel Chandler Harris House is located in Georgia
Joel Chandler Harris House
Joel Chandler Harris House is located in the United States
Joel Chandler Harris House
LocationRalph D. Abernathy Blvd., SW, Atlanta, Georgia
Coordinates33°44′16″N 84°25′20″W / 33.73764°N 84.42219°W / 33.73764; -84.42219
Area3 acres (1.2 ha)[1]
Built1870
Architectural styleLate Victorian
NRHP reference No.66000281
Significant dates
Added to NRHPOctober 15, 1966[2]
Designated NHLDecember 19, 1962[3]
Designated ALBOctober 14, 1989

Joel Chandler Harris House, also known as The Wren's Nest or Snap Bean Farm, is a Queen Anne style house at 1050 Ralph D. Abernathy Blvd. (formerly Gordon Street.), SW.[3][2] in Atlanta, Georgia. Built in 1870, it was home to Joel Chandler Harris, editor of the Atlanta Constitution and author of the Uncle Remus Tales, from 1881 until his death in 1908.[3][4]

The house was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1962 for its association with Harris, and is also designated as a historic building by the City of Atlanta. It is now a historic house museum.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference nrhpinv2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  3. ^ a b c "Joel Chandler Harris House". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on January 31, 2009. Retrieved April 29, 2008.
  4. ^ "New Georgia Encyclopedia". Archived from the original on May 31, 2013. Retrieved July 15, 2008.