- Collection:
- Atlanta History Photograph Collection
- Title:
- Confederate Soldiers Home
- Creator:
- Edwards & Son
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Kenan Research Center
- Date of Original:
- 1901
- Subject:
- Nursing Homes--Georgia--Atlanta
Facades--Georgia--Atlanta
Carriages & coaches--1900-1910
Animals--Georgia--Atlanta
Cows--Georgia--Atlanta
Confederate Soldiers Home (Atlanta, Ga.) - People:
- Bruce, Alexander, 1835-1927
Morgan, Thomas Henry, 1857-1940 - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- View of the exterior of the Confederate Soldiers Home, southeast of Atlanta, Georgia.
In 1889, the Confederate Soldiers Home for infirm and indigent Civil War veterans was built on approximately 114 acres, purchased with private donations, southeast of the city of Atlanta, Georgia. The frame structure was designed by the architectural firm of Bruce & Morgan. Funds for the opening and operation of the home ran out, however, and it remained unused until 1900 when the Georgia General Assembly agreed to maintain it. In September of 1901, the home burned to the ground. A new brick building was built the following year to house the Confederate soldiers. After all the veterans passed away, the home was briefly used as the Confederate Widow's Home. The building was closed in the 1960s and was eventually demolished. - Local Identifier:
- VIS 170.2544.001
ahc1702544001.jpg - Metadata URL:
- http://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/cdm/ref/collection/athpc/id/796
- 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:
-
