The Hammonds House Museum is a museum for
African American
African Americans (also referred to as Black Americans and Afro-Americans) are an ethnic group consisting of Americans with partial or total ancestry from sub-Saharan Africa. The term "African American" generally denotes descendants of ens ...
fine art, located at 503 Peeples Street SW in the
West End neighborhood of
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,715 ...
. It is located in the 1857 Victorian house, former residence of Dr. Otis Thrash Hammonds, a prominent Atlanta physician and patron of the arts.
The Victorian house is believed to have been built in 1857, and to be one of the three oldest houses in West End.
Hammonds House official website
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See also
*List of museums focused on African Americans
This is a list of museums in the United States whose primary focus is on African American culture and history. Such museums are commonly known as African American museums. According to scholar Raymond Doswell, an African American museum is "an i ...
References
External links
Hammonds House official website
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Museums in Atlanta
African-American museums in Georgia (U.S. state)
Art museums and galleries in Georgia (U.S. state)
African-American historic house museums