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Woodwork in the library at Swan House.
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Woodwork in the library at Swan House.

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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.
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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.

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Looking out from the front steps of Swan House this morning.
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Looking out from the front steps of Swan House this morning.

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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/
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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/

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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
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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

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Hand cut Italian marble floor inside Atlanta’s historic Swan House.
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Hand cut Italian marble floor inside Atlanta’s historic Swan House.

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Looking up at the chandelier in the Swan House dining room.
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Looking up at the chandelier in the Swan House dining room.

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Staircase inside Atlanta’s historic Swan House.
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Staircase inside Atlanta’s historic Swan House.

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Front gate at the Atlanta History Center’s historic Swan House.
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Front gate at the Atlanta History Center’s historic Swan House.

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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. 
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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.

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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.
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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.

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1949 view of a room at the Atlanta Biltmore Hotel.
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1949 view of a room at the Atlanta Biltmore Hotel.

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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.
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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.

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Dining Room at the AHC’s Swan House
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Dining Room at the AHC’s Swan House

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NEW video tour of the Atlanta History Center’s 1928 Swan House. The Swan House is open daily for tours. Learn more.

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