National Register of Historic Places

Crescent Apartments

Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia
Listed
June 20, 1996
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
96000649

About this property

The Margaret Mitchell House is a historic house museum located in Atlanta, Georgia. The structure was the home of author Margaret Mitchell in the early 20th century. It is located in Midtown, at 979 Crescent Avenue. Constructed by Cornelius J. Sheehan as a single-family residence in a then-fashionable section of residential Peachtree Street, the building's original address was 806 Peachtree Street. The house was known as the Crescent Apartments when Mitchell and her husband lived in Apt. 1 on the ground floor from 1925 to 1932. While living there, Mitchell wrote the bulk of her Pulitzer Prize-winning 1936 novel, Gone with the Wind. The house is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is also designated as a historic building by the City of Atlanta. This house serves as the heart of Atlanta History Center's Midtown Campus and it houses permanent exhibitions that focus on various topics surrounding the building's history.

Location

979 Crescent Ave., NW
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia
33.78115, -84.38444

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Sources

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When was Crescent Apartments listed on the National Register?

Crescent Apartments was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 20, 1996.

What type of historic resource is Crescent Apartments?

Crescent Apartments is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Crescent Apartments?

The period of significance for Crescent Apartments is recorded as the industrial era.

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