Chastain Park in Atlanta in Fulton County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

The Galloway School

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 6, 2022

1. The Galloway School Marker

Fulton County Almshouse/Haven Home
Nation Register of Historic Places Registration form
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Inscription. formerly
Fulton County Almshouse
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Built in 1911

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Charity & Public Work • Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1911.

Location. 33° 52.492′ N, 84° 23.615′ W. Marker is in Atlanta, Georgia, in Fulton County. It is in Chastain Park. It can be reached from Chastain Park Avenue Northwest 0.1 miles east of Elliott Galloway Way, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 215 Chastain Park Ave NW, Atlanta GA 30342, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Piedmont.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate

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States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Howard’s Corps at Nancy’s Creek (approx. half a mile away); Williams' Ky. Cavalry at Nancy's Creek (approx. half a mile away); Howard's March to Buckhead (approx. one mile away); Hascall’s Div. Camped (approx. 1.2 miles away); Sardis Methodist Church (approx. 1.3 miles away); Miss Jane Donaldson (approx. 1.6 miles away); 20th A.C.; Pace's Fy. Rd. (approx. 2.1 miles away); Civil War Siege Cannon (approx. 2.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Atlanta.

Regarding The Galloway School. Excerpt from the National Register nomination for the building:

Designed in the Neoclassical Revival style by the prominent Atlanta architecture firm of Morgan and Dillon, the former Fulton County Almshouse is the centerpiece of the eight-acre Galloway School campus. The government of Fulton County built two almshouses that opened in 1911. The smaller building at 135 West Wieuca Road housed African-American residents and is now the Chastain Arts Center. The large brick building
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 6, 2022

2. The Galloway School Marker
at 215 West Wieuca Road, which is the subject of this nomination, was constructed as the Fulton County Almshouse for white residents. It is currently used by the private Galloway School as an administration and classroom building. …

Credits. This page was last revised on February 8, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 10, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 424 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 10, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.