The Jeremiah S. Gilbert House is a
NRHP-listed property in the neighborhood of
Perkerson, Atlanta
The Perkerson neighborhood (formerly called Perkerson Park neighborhood) is located in Southwest Atlanta, Georgia in NPU-X (Neighborhood Planning Unit). The name change was made by request of residents/members of the Perkerson Civic Association (P ...
, United States. It is one of the city's
oldest surviving structures.
Jeremiah S. Gilbert was the original owner of the land which is now the Perkerson neighborhood.
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The Gilbert House is described as significant as the home of one of Atlanta's earliest families, a rare example of fieldstone, mortar, and wood construction, and as a rare existing example of an Atlanta farmhouse.][
After renovation in 1984, it was opened as a Cultural Arts Center operated by the City of Atlanta Office of Cultural Affairs.][
The house is also designated as a City of Atlanta Landmark Site. Visitors can view original family furniture, photographs, and artifacts.
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References
External links
"Jeremiah S. Gilbert House", City of Atlanta website
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Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Georgia (U.S. state)
City of Atlanta-designated historic sites
1866 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state)
National Register of Historic Places in Atlanta
Houses completed in 1866
Houses in Atlanta
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