- Collection:
- Atlanta History Photograph Collection
- Title:
- Joseph E. Brown Residence
- Creator:
- Unknown
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Kenan Research Center
- Date of Original:
- 1905
- Subject:
- Houses--Georgia--Atlanta
Fences--Georgia--Atlanta
Trees
Utility poles
Sidewalks--Atlanta--Georgia
Fire hydrants
Porches - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, Washington Street - Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- 159 Washington St. Atlanta, Ga. The home of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Brown from 1865 until their death and now the home of Sally Eugenia Brown.
View of the residence of Georgia governor Joseph E. Brown on Washington Street in Atlanta, Georgia.
house; brown; washington street; joseph e. brown; sidewalk; corner;
Joseph Emerson Brown (1821-1894) was a prominent Georgia political leader and judge. Brown was born in South Carolina but was raised in the mountains of north Georgia. After attending Yale Law School he became a Georgia State Senator in 1849 and a judge in Superior Court in 1855. He served four terms as Georgia's Governor from 1857-1865. He served on the Georgia Supreme Court as Chief Justice from 1868-1870, and served in the United States Senate from 1880-1891. He was President of the Western and Atlantic Railroad from 1870-1890. - Local Identifier:
- VIS 170.3612.001
ahc1703612001 - Metadata URL:
- http://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/cdm/ref/collection/athpc/id/2048
- 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:
- 5 1/2 x 3 1/2 in.
- Original Collection:
- Atlanta History Photograph Collection
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta History Center
- Rights:
-
