Woodwork in the library at Swan House.
Have you ever noticed the door hidden in the wall in the downstairs hallway at Swan House? It was used as a pass through for the house staff.
Looking out from the front steps of Swan House this morning.
We recently found this early 1930s photo of Swan House in the archives at the AHC. Here’s how it looks today: http://instagram.com/p/QXLRmRHGxL/
We recently found this early 1930s photo of Swan House in the archives at the AHC. Here’s how it looks today: http://ow.ly/kI0a1
Hand cut Italian marble floor inside Atlanta’s historic Swan House.
Looking up at the chandelier in the Swan House dining room.
Staircase inside Atlanta’s historic Swan House.
Front gate at the Atlanta History Center’s historic Swan House.
1895 view of Atlanta’s Equitable Building. Located on the corner of Pryor Street and Edgewood Avenue, it was the tallest high-rise in Atlanta when it was completed in 1892. It was demolished in 1971 to make way for the Trust Company of Georgia Building Plaza.
FROM THE COLLECTION-
Wallpaper samples from the Georgia Paint and Glass Company, 1900-1910.
This artifact is on display in the Metropolitan Frontiers exhibit at the Atlanta History Center.
1949 view of a room at the Atlanta Biltmore Hotel.
Early 1900s view of the English-American Building. Constructed in 1897 (five years before New York’s Flatiron Building), it is Atlanta’s oldest standing skyscraper.
Dining Room at the AHC’s Swan House
NEW video tour of the Atlanta History Center’s 1928 Swan House. The Swan House is open daily for tours. Learn more.

















