Located in Buckhead, on West Paces Ferry Road, is the Atlanta History Center. We have a family membership and really like everything the museum has to offer.
It has extensive exhibits on Civil War history and Atlanta history. The major permanent exhibit, “Metropolitan Frontiers: Atlanta, 1835-2000,” traces Atlanta’s history from the days of the Cherokee Indians and rural pioneer settlements to the present day. Atlanta has had previous names that include Terminus, Marthasville and finally a feminine form of Atlantic, Atlanta. Displays include videos and many photographs, documents, and artifacts. There is an entire 1890s shotgun house, a fire engine that was used in Atlanta’s great fire of 1917, and some other antique cars.
Don’t forget to take the tours of tours of the Swan house and Tullie Smith farm house. It represents a good cross-section of life as either middle class or wealthy in Atlanta. There are very nice gardens throughout the campus. The Swan house is fully furnished with period furniture and carpets. The front staircase is a “floating staircase” made from concrete and has no visible supports.
A real treat for the ladies, and daughters, is lunch at the Coach House restaurant at the property. It’s a nice, girly luncheon, with special Southern hospitality. The atmosphere is decidely for “Atlanta ladies,” and it’s a popular spot for showers.
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THanks for letting me know about this. I have never been there personally but hearing from some news. I wish i would visit the place. From Toronto Home Stager