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Joel Chandler Harris House

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Joel Chandler Harris House, 1050 Gordon Street, (Atlanta, Georgia)
Joel Chandler Harris House, 1050 Gordon Street, (Atlanta, Georgia)

Joel Chandler Harris House, also known as The Wren's Nest or Snap Bean Farm, is a Queen Anne style house at 1050 Ralph D. Abernathy Blvd. (formerly Gordon Street.), SW. in Atlanta, Georgia. Built in 1870, it was home to Joel Chandler Harris, editor of the Atlanta Constitution and author of the Uncle Remus Tales, from 1881 until his death in 1908.The house was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1962 for its association with Harris, and is also designated as a historic building by the City of Atlanta. It is now a historic house museum.

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Joel Chandler Harris House
Ralph David Abernathy Boulevard, Atlanta

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Ralph David Abernathy Boulevard 1050
30310 Atlanta
Georgia, United States
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