Joel Chandler Harris Home
- Joel Chandler Harris Home
The Joel Chandler Harris Home, commonly known as the Wren's Nest, is a Queen Anne style farmhouse 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. The home still contains furnishings owned by Harris and utilizes the original paint colors. The house became known as Wren's Nest in 1900 after the Harris children found a wren had built a nest in the mail box; the family built a new mailbox in order to leave the nest undisturbed. The structure was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1962. [cite web |url=http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/travel/atlanta/har.htm |title=Joel Chandler Harris Home |publisher=National Park Service |accessdate=2007-07-01]
The organization that maintains the Wren's Nest offers tours and sponsors a storytelling festival but struggles to raise its $120,000 annual budget due in large part to the negative perception of Harris' portrayals of the old South. [cite news |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/01/us/01remus.html?ex=1340942400&en=ec290de01e976dd9&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink |title=Rehabilitating Uncle Remus (and His House in Atlanta) |publisher=New York Times |newspaper=New York Times |author=Doty, Cate |first=Cate |last=Doty |date=2007-07-01 |accessdate=2007-07-01]
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* [http://www.wrensnestonline.com Official site]
* [http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/travel/atlanta/ Atlanta, Georgia, a National Park Service "Discover Our Shared Heritage" Travel Itinerary] ]
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