National Register of Historic Places

Thornton, Albert E., House (Additional Doucmentation)

Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia
Listed
December 8, 1980
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
80004458

About this property

The Albert E. Thornton House in Atlanta, Georgia was built in 1938. It was designed by architect Philip T. Shutze. The house is asserted to be a "superb example of the Regency Revival style in Atlanta". It is a five-bay central block building with one-story wings. Its Regency features include its apsodial entrance, its use of an elliptical window and an "eye-lid" dormer, and its stucco building material. Shutze was once regarded as "the nation's foremost living classical architect". He and his firm designed seven of the mansions on Atlanta's West Paces Ferry Road. His landscape design for the "Swan House", another of the mansions, was important to the overall success of that home's English Renaissance Revival architecture. The landscaping of the Thornton House is likewise important in its success. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

Location

205 West Paces Ferry Rd.
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia
33.84475, -84.39072

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Sources

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When was Thornton, Albert E., House (Additional Doucmentation) listed on the National Register?

Thornton, Albert E., House (Additional Doucmentation) was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 8, 1980.

What type of historic resource is Thornton, Albert E., House (Additional Doucmentation)?

Thornton, Albert E., House (Additional Doucmentation) is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Thornton, Albert E., House (Additional Doucmentation)?

The period of significance for Thornton, Albert E., House (Additional Doucmentation) is recorded as the industrial era.

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