- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- St. John Chrysostom's Melkite Church
- Creator:
- Gerg1967
- Date of Original:
- 2011-05-10
- Subject:
- Church buildings--Georgia--Atlanta
Buildings--Georgia--Atlanta
Dwellings--Georgia--Atlanta
Crosses--Georgia--Atlanta
Porticoes--Georgia--Atlanta
Columns--Georgia--Atlanta
Greek revival (Architecture)--Georgia--Atlanta
Orthodox Eastern church buildings--Georgia--Atlanta
Orthodox Eastern Church--Georgia--Atlanta
Historic buildings--Georgia--Atlanta
Atlanta (Ga.)--Buildings, structures, etc.
St. John Chrysostom's Melkite Church (Atlanta, Ga.)
Candler, Asa Griggs, 1851-1929--Homes and haunts
Druid Hills (Atlanta, Ga.) - Location:
- United States, Georgia, DeKalb County, 33.77153, -84.22641
United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798 - Medium:
- color photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- St. John Chrysostom's Melkite Church was formerly the home of Coca-Cola magnate Asa Candler. The converted church houses an altar made from marble quarried from Pickens County and is located at 1428 Ponce de Leon Avenue in the Druid Hills section of Atlanta.
Photograph of the exterior of the St. John Chrysostom's Melkite Church in Atlanta, Georgia. This church was formerly the home of Coca-Cola magnate Asa Candler. The yellow brick structure features Greek revival architectural influences, including a white marble portico framed by eight marble columns. A cross sits atop the front entablature.
The converted church houses an altar made from marble quarried from Pickens County and is located at 1428 Ponce de Leon Avenue in the Druid Hills section of Atlanta. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/orthodox-christianity/m-6938/
- Rights Holder:
- Photograph by Melinda G. Smith, New Georgia Encyclopedia
Gerg1967
Photograph by Gerg1967 - Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/orthodox-christianity
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia - Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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