Joel Chandler Harris House

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Joel Chandler Harris House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
(U.S. National Historic Landmark)
HABS photo from 1985
Joel Chandler Harris House (Georgia (U.S. state))
Joel Chandler Harris House
Location: Ralph D. Abernathy Blvd., SW, Atlanta, Georgia
Coordinates: 33°44′14″N 84°25′21″W / 33.73722, -84.4225
Area: 3 acres[1]
Built/Founded: 1881
Architect: Unknown
Architectural style(s): Late Victorian
Added to NRHP: October 15, 1966[2]
Designated as NHL: December 19, 1962[3]
NRHP Reference#: 66000281
Governing body: Private

Joel Chandler Harris House, also known as The Wren's Nest or Snap Bean Farm, is a house in Atlanta, Georgia.

It was home of Joel Chandler Harris, editor and columnist of the Atlanta Constitution newspaper, from 1881 until his death in 1908.[3] He is most known as author of the "Uncle Remus" tales, although he blatantly plagiarized those from the actual black slave author of those stories.[citation needed]

It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1962.[3][1]

It is located at 1050 Ralph D. Abernathy Blvd., SW, formerly named 1050 Gordon Street., SW.[3][2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Blanche Higgins Schroer (May 15, 1975), National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Joel Chandler Harris House / The Wren's Nest; Snap Bean FarmPDF (32 KB), National Park Service  and Accompanying one photo, front porch, from 1975PDF (32 KB)
  2. ^ a b National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23).
  3. ^ a b c d Joel Chandler Harris House. National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved on 2008-04-29.

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