- Collection:
- Atlanta History Photograph Collection
- Title:
- Hemphill House
- Creator:
- unknown
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Kenan Research Center
- Date of Original:
- 1890
- Subject:
- Residential streets--Georgia--Atlanta
Architectural elements--Georgia--Atlanta
Fences--Georgia--Atlanta
African Americans--1880-1890
Dwellings--Georgia--Atlanta - People:
- Hemphill, W. A.
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, Peachtree Street, 33.798452, -84.3910732 - Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Residence of W. A. Hemphill -- Peachtree Street taken from the book Atlanta, Historical, Descriptive and Picturesque.
View of the exterior of the W. A. Hemphill House on Peachtree Street in Atlanta, Georgia.
home, residence, mayor, Atlanta Constitution, water distribution, mansion, peachtree, illustration
William Hemphill was the first business manager and part owner of the Atlanta Constitution, and was later elected Mayor of Atlanta in 1890. During his tenure, he enlarged Atlanta’s water distribution line. - Local Identifier:
- VIS 170.204.001
ahc170204001a.jpg - Metadata URL:
- http://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/cdm/ref/collection/athpc/id/1060
- Additional Rights Information:
- This material is protected by copyright law. (Title 17, U.S Code) Permission for use must be cleared through The Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center. Licensing agreement may be required.
- Extent:
- 8 x 10 in.
- Original Collection:
- Atlanta History Photograph Collection
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta History Center
- Rights:
-
