Herndon Home - Atlanta Museum

  • Address: 587 University Place Northwest,Atlanta, GA 30314-4126
  • Phone: +1 404 581 9813
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  • Website:www.herndonhome.org
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4.0
 29+ reviews
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4.0
 28+ reviews
Yahoo! Travel
5.0
 1+ reviews
Herndon Home
587 University Place Northwest
Atlanta, GA 30314-4126

Herndon Home Details

Descriptions from Across the Web

  • Completed in 1910, the Herndon Home, was the residence of Alonzo Herndon and his family. Herdon was a former slave raised in a sharecropping family after the Civil War. Herndon studied barbering, and owned and managed a string of barbershops in downtown Atlanta after the Civil War, one of which w... more on MuseumStuff.com
  • The elegant home of Alonzo Herndon, a famous black entrepreneur at the turn of the 20th century. more on TripAdvisor
  • Alonzo Herndon (1858-1927) emerged from slavery and founded both a chain of successful barbershops and the Atlanta Life Insurance Company. He traveled extensively and influenced the cultural life around Atlanta's traditionally black colleges. Alonzo's son, ... more on Fodor's

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5.0
A must see

(April 05, 2010 00:00)

This rarely mentioned tourist attraction is a must see. This home is a gorgeous mansion that not even its surrounding neighbors know that it is there. ... By rsallydst from Brownsburg, IN, a user of Yahoo! Travel. Read full review on Yahoo! Travel

The white-columned mansion memorializes the African-American family's remarkable rise from slavery to wealth and leadership. Built in 1910 by Alonzo Franklin ... citysearch.com, a user of citysearch.com. Read full review on OpenList.com

4.0
Ryan M. 's review

Went to Home last saturday night and had a superb meal. a user of yelp.com. Read full review on Yelp

2.0
David K. 's review

I hate to do this, but my most recent experience at Home was such a departure from my first time there it seems necessary. Oddly enough, my night started ... a user of yelp.com. Read full review on Yelp

3.0
Melissa S. 's review

My boyfriend and I went to Home for my birthday on Tuesday night. I was really excited to try Home because I had heard great things from some friends ... a user of yelp.com. Read full review on Yelp

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