Confederate Soldiers' Home
- Confederate Soldiers' Home
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First Confederate Soldiers' Home (built 1889)
Second Confederate Soldiers' Home (built 1902)
The first Atlanta Confederate Soldiers' Home was built in 1889 with the support of Henry W. Grady at a cost of $45,000.[1]. It stood on Boulevard in the Grant Park (Atlanta) neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia. In 1901 it burned down.[2][3] and was rebuilt in 1902 at the south edge of the Ormewood Park neighborhood at 410 Confederate Avenue with support from the Inman family.
In 1924 a scandal arose over mistreatment of the soldiers at the home.[4] The last veteran of the Civil War died in 1928.[5] In 1964 the home was torn down.[6] Georgia National Guard and other state offices occupy the site.
References
- ^ "Confederate Soldiers' Home", New York Times, December 13, 1900
- ^ "Veterans' Home Burned", New York Times, October 1, 1901
- ^ Atlanta Constitution, 1 October 1901
- ^ "HEROES OF GRAY ALLOWED TO DIE IN SQUALOR AND MISERY, LEGISLATIVE PROBERS ARE TOLD", Atlanta Constitution, Oct. 3, 1924
- ^ "Lorenzo Grace, Oldest Veteran Of Gray, Is Dead", Atlanta Consitution, July 5, 1928
- ^ "Confederate Progeny Get Their Bricks", Sarasota Journal, Mar 26, 1964
Categories:
- Demolished buildings and structures in Atlanta, Georgia
- Old soldiers' homes in the United States
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