Adrienne McNeil Herndon

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Adrienne Herndon was an important African-American woman in Atlanta, Georgia. She married a Herndon who was born a slave and became the first Black millionaire in Atlanta. Their mansion home, Herndon Home, which she designed, was declared a National Historic Landmark in 2000.[1]

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  1. ^ Frank J. J. Miele, John Sprinkle, and Patti Henry (November, 1999), National Historic Landmark Nomination: Herndon HomePDF (32 KB), National Park Service  and Accompanying 6 photos, of Herndon and family and of exterior and interior of mansion, from c.1910, c. 1915, 1998PDF (32 KB)

[http://www.southernspaces.org/contents/2004/merritt/1a.v2.htm "African Americans in Atlanta: Adrienne Herndon, an Uncommon Woman", by Carole Merritt]

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