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Leyden House Columns-Atlanta, Georgia

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The Peachtree Circle Apartments are connected to one of the oldest grand homes in Atlanta. Built in 1858, the Leyden House survived the Civil War and at least one fire to finally be demolished by the wrecking ball of development.

The home was located on Peachtree Street in downtown. It’s neighbor was the Governor’s Mansion. In 1913, Asa Candler purchased the land for the development. He had the columns moved for the building of the Woodberry Hall School for Girls, which is now the Peachtree Circle Apartments in Ansley Park.

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Simeon and Jane Rucker Home-Milton, Georgia

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The hall and parlor log cabin is one of the few original log cabins left in north Georgia. Built in 1833 in an area once known as Crabapple in Milton County, the Rucker home was built in 1833. While the home has been expanded in the back, the original log cabin has stayed in tact.

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B. F. Shirley Home-Alpharetta, Georgia

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This 1910 home was built by Benjamin Franklin Shirley from a Sears Roebuck house pattern.

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Beverly Hills Inn Apartments-Atlanta, Georgia

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Built in 1929, this apartment building served as apartments, condos, and a home for elderly widows. The most famous guests are the ghosts of three older women who lived in the building. They are known to throw drinking glasses and whisper to rude guests, “Get out!” If you are a long-term resident, they supposedly leave you alone.

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St. Mark’s AME Church-Atlanta, Georgia

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Founded in 1895, St. Mark AME called the stone edifice on James Brawley Drive their second home after they lost their first building to fire in 1948. They took over the space after the Western Heights Baptist Church vacated the building.

The church was built in 1920 using Stone Mountain granite. Designed by architect Charles Hopson, the church was built by fitting the stone together like a puzzle instead of cutting them.

The church received landmark status in 2022.

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Mary Elizabeth Tyler House-Atlanta, Georgia

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Mary Elizabeth Tyler (1881-1924) was a public relations person who co-founded the Southern Publicity Association, whose more known clients were the Ku Klux Klan, the Red Cross, and the Anti-Saloon League. Part of the company’s job is that they got paid to sign up new members for the Ku Klux Klan.

This position gave her status and wealth. She was the highest-ranking woman in the KKK. She was also able to have this Classical Revival home built in 1924. At her death, her estate was worth more than $500,000.

This home is another example of how hate built wealth in Atlanta.