Rhodes Memorial Hall

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location= Atlanta, Georgia
lat_degrees = 33
lat_minutes = 47
lat_seconds = 45
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 84
long_minutes = 23
long_seconds = 18
long_direction = W
locmapin = USA Georgia
area =
built =1905
architect= Denny,Willis F.
architecture= Other, Romanesque
added = March 01, 1974cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2008-04-15|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]
governing_body = State
refnum=74000678

Rhodes Memorial Hall is a Romanesque Revival house in Atlanta, Georgia that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Occupying a prominent location on Peachtree Street, the house was built by furniture magnate Amos Rhodes. The turreted house, which Rhodes and his wife called "La Reve (The Dream)", was designed by architect Willis F. Denny II with Stone Mountain granite in a style inspired by Rhodes' visits to Rhineland castles. After four years of construction, the house was completed in 1906. [cite web|url=http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/travel/atlanta/rho.htm|date=2008-10-09|work= Atlanta: A National Register of Historic Places Travel Itinerary|title= Rhodes Memorial Hall|publisher=National Park Service] The interiors included an elaborate mahogany stairway with stained glass windows depicting Confederate heroes.

Rhodes Hall was deeded by Rhodes's heirs to the State of Georgia. It was used to house the Georgia State Archives from 1930 to 1965. After the Archives moved to a more modern building, Rhodes Hall continued to provide archive services as a branch.

In 1983 Rhodes Hall was transferred to the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation, which undertook a long-term restoration program. The main stair and windows, which had been moved to the new Archives, were brought back and re-installed in 1990. [cite web|url=http://www.georgiatrust.org/historic_sites/rhodeshallhistory.htm|date=2008-10-09|work= |title= Rhodes Memorial Hall History|publisher=Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation]

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External links

* [http://www.georgiatrust.org/historic_sites/rhodeshallhistory.htm Rhodes Memorial Hall] at Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation
* [http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/travel/atlanta/rho.htm Rhodes Memorial Hall] , National Park Service Atlanta
* [http://www.atlantaga.gov/government/urbandesign_rhodesmem.aspx Rhodes Memorial Hall] , Atlanta Urban Design Commission