- Collection:
- Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation Presentation Slide Collection, 1968-2000
- Title:
- Rhodes Hall
- Creator:
- Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation
- Contributor to Resource:
- Denny, W. F. (Willis Franklin), II, 1874-1905
Rhodes, Amos Giles, 1850-1928 - Date of Original:
- 1960/2000
- Subject:
- Architecture
Historic sites--Georgia--Fulton County
Historic buildings--Georgia--Fulton County
Architecture, Domestic--Georgia--Fulton County
Cultural property--Protection
Historic preservation--Georgia
Historic buildings--Conservation and restoration - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- color slides
historic preservation
historic buildings - Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jp2
- Description:
- Staircase windows. The stained glass windows and staircase had been removed while Rhodes Hall was vacant. Rhodes Hall, also known as "Le Rêve," was built between 1902 and 1904, commissioned by Amos Giles Rhodes and designed by Willis F. Denny, II. The design used the Romanesque Revival style, adapting the medieval Romanesque style popularized by H. H. Richardson to incorporate Stone Mountain granite into a Rhinelander castle masonry style. The building was also a technological marvel of its time, featuring extensive electrical lighting, call buttons, a security system, and bespoke windows from the award-winning Von Gerichten Art Glass Company. Following the deaths of Amanda and Amos Rhodes in 1927 and 1928, their children deeded the property to the state of Georgia in 1930, stipulating its use for historical purposes as a lease requirement. Rhodes Hall served as the State Archives' main building until 1965, and as its Peachtree Street branch until the early 1980s. In 1983, The Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation signed a long-term lease with the state and began significant restoration efforts to Rhodes Hall. The exterior and mechanical systems were restored by the state, while the Trust focused on the interior, reinstalling its original mahogany staircase and stained glass windows in 1990. Today, Rhodes Hall remains a testament to Atlanta's fascinating and unique expression of late Victorian Architecture, Domestic in the United States, and to its heritage of cultural preservation. Variant names include: Rhodes Hall, Le Rêve. See ref# 74000678 (Rhodes Memorial Hall) https://www.nps.gov/subjects/nationalregister/upload/national-register-listed-20240710.xlsx
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/gthp_gthp-slides_474
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/gthp_gthp-slides_474#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/gthp_gthp-slides_474/presentation/manifest.json
- Language:
- eng
- Additional Rights Information:
- Please contact holding institution for information regarding use and copyright status.
- Holding Institution:
- Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation
- Rights:
-
