Hapeville in Fulton County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Ga. Baptist Children's Home

1899 - 1968

Georgia Baptist Home Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, September 19, 2025

1. Georgia Baptist Home Marker

Inscription. "The Home"
Georgia Baptists moved the Orphan's Home to Hapeville on a fifty-acre farm that eventually totaled eighty-one acres.

Through the archway, erected in 1907, more than four thousand boys and girls entered. Here they were given an opportunity to mature and live in an environment that afforded the necessities of life. Here they received love, understanding, educational opportunities, and spiritual training. This ministry was made possible by the generosity, love, and moral support so willingly provided by Georgia Baptists, Hapeville First Baptist Church family, and the citizens of Hapeville.

Grateful appreciation is expressed to all who made "The Home" a reality rather than a dream. It continues today to provide care for children and families.

Erected 1997 by Hapeville Palmetto Alumni Association, Georgia Baptist Children's Homes and Family Ministries, Inc. Hapeville Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Education • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1899.

Location. 33° 39.551′ N, 84° 24.632′ W.

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Marker is in Hapeville, Georgia, in Fulton County. It is at the intersection of South Central Avenue and Dogwood Drive, on the right when traveling east on South Central Avenue. The monument is at the northeast corner of Jess Lucas Y-Teen Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 680 S Central Ave, Atlanta GA 30354, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Piedmont

and in Metro Atlanta.

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 States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Historic Christ Church, Hapeville (within shouting distance of this marker); Im Memory of the Hapeville Boys (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Hapeville Veterans Monument

Full view of Georgia Baptist Home marker and archway image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, September 19, 2025

2. Full view of Georgia Baptist Home marker and archway

(about 600 feet away); Hapeville Veterans Memorial (about 600 feet away); Hapeville, Georgia (about 700 feet away); The Dwarf House (approx. 0.4 miles away); Chick-fil-A (approx. 0.4 miles away); Dwarf Grill (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hapeville.

Reverse side of Georgia Baptist Home marker and archway image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, September 19, 2025

3. Reverse side of Georgia Baptist Home marker and archway

Credits. This page was last revised on September 20, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 19, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 193 times since then and 107 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 19, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.