Vine City in Atlanta in Fulton County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

The Herndon Home

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 21, 2021

1. The Herndon Home Marker

Inscription.
has been designated a
National
Historic Landmark
This site possesses national significance
in commemorating the history of the
United States of America

2000
National Park Service
United States Department of the Interior

Erected by National Park Service.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Architecture • Education • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1910.

Location. 33° 45.345′ N, 84° 24.412′ W. Marker is in Atlanta, Georgia, in Fulton County. It is in Vine City. Marker is at the intersection of University Place NW and Walnut Street NW, on the left when traveling east on University Place NW. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 587 University Pl NW, Atlanta GA 30314, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Georgia Dome (approx. 0.3 miles away); University Homes (approx. half a mile away); Rush Memorial Congregational Church (approx. half a mile away); An Appeal for Human Rights (approx. half a mile away); The Atlanta Student Movement (approx. half a mile away); Atlanta Student Movement Planned

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(approx. half a mile away); a different marker also named Atlanta Student Movement (approx. 0.6 miles away); CNN (approx. ¾ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Atlanta.

Regarding The Herndon Home. The Beaux Arts house was built in 1910 for Alonzo Franklin Herndon and his wife, Adrienne Elizabeth McNeil Herndon. Alonzo Herndon, who was born into slavery in rural Georgia in 1858, built a chain of barber shops in Atlanta and founded the Atlanta Life Insurance Company to become one of America's first African American millionaires. Adrienne Herndon was an actress and professor at nearby Atlanta University (now Clark Atlanta University), the first historically black college in the South. She designed the house, built almost entirely by African Americans, to be a showpiece for the university but died before it was completed.

Also see . . .
1. Herndon Home. Wikipedia entry on the historic manor. (Submitted on November 30, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

2. From Rags to Riches: The Story of Alonzo Herndon | Georgia Stories. Episode of Georgia Public Broadcasting's Georgia Stories

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 21, 2021

2. The Herndon Home Marker

focusing on the self-made millionaire. (Original air date March 12, 1994) (Submitted on November 30, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

3. Adrienne McNeil Herndon. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on January 30, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

The Herndon Home image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 21, 2021

3. The Herndon Home

Herndon Home image. Click for more information.

via NPS, unknown

4. Herndon Home

National Register of Historic Places: Digital Archive on NPGallery website entry
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Herndon family portrait image. Click for full size.

The Herndon Foundation via National Park Service/Fair use

5. Herndon family portrait

Alonzo and Adrienne Herndon with their son, Norris.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 30, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 233 times since then and 58 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 30, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 4. submitted on December 1, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 5. submitted on November 30, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.