Joel Chandler Harris House

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nrhp_type =
nhl = yes


caption = HABS photo from 1985
location= Ralph D. Abernathy Blvd., SW, Atlanta, Georgia
lat_degrees = 33
lat_minutes = 44
lat_seconds = 14
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 84
long_minutes = 25
long_seconds = 21
long_direction = W
locmapin = USA Georgia
area = convert|3|acre|m2
built =1881
architect= Unknown
architecture= Late Victorian
designated_nhl= December 19, 1962cite web|url=http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=175&ResourceType=Building
title=Joel Chandler Harris House |accessdate=2008-04-29|work=National Historic Landmark summary listing|publisher=National Park Service]
added = October 15, 1966cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]
governing_body = Private
refnum=66000281

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. He is most known as author of the "Uncle Remus" tales, based upon stories he heard slaves tell during his youth. cite web|url=http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-525&sug=y|title=New Georgia Encyclopedia]

It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1962.citation|title=PDFlink| [http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Text/66000281.pdf National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Joel Chandler Harris House / The Wren's Nest; Snap Bean Farm] |32 KB|date=May 15, 1975 |author=Blanche Higgins Schroer |publisher=National Park Service and PDFlink| [http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Photos/66000281.pdf "Accompanying one photo, front porch, from 1975"] |32 KB]

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

References

External links

* [http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/hhh.ga0546 Joel Chandler Harris House, 1050 Gordon Street, Atlanta, Fulton County, GA: 12 photos, 2 data pages] , at Historic American Building Survey