Herndon Home
The Herndon Home is a historic house museum and National Historic Landmark at 587 University Place NW, in Atlanta, Georgia. It dates back to 1910. First among the places near it is Mercedes-Benz Stadium, at 0.3 mi.
A museum inside Atlanta
You can stay in Atlanta
Herndon Home is inside Atlanta, which has 207 places to stay, so you won’t need a base farther out. Where to stay ↓
Established in 1910
Herndon Home dates from 1910. About ↓
Best months: Mar, Apr, May, Sep, Oct and Nov
March, April, May, September, October and November are the mild months, with highs of 63–83°. When to go ↓
An airport 8 miles away
Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta (ATL) has airline service, about 8 miles from Herndon Home.
Written from NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Overture places to stay, Census town figures, Wikidata and Wikipedia.
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Herndon Home
The Herndon Home is a historic house museum and National Historic Landmark at 587 University Place NW, in Atlanta, Georgia. An elegant Classical Revival mansion with Beaux Arts influences, it was the home of Alonzo Franklin Herndon (1858-1927), a rags-to-riches success story who was born into slavery, but went on to become Atlanta's first black millionaire as founder and head of the Atlanta Life Insurance Company. The house was designed by his wife Adrienne, and was almost entirely built with African-American labor. The house was declared a National Historic Landmark in 2000, and had previously been declared a "landmark building exterior" by the city of Atlanta in 1989.
- Type
- Museum
- Established
- 1910
- Listed
- National Historic Landmark · National Register of Historic Places (2000)
- Wikipedia readers
- 9.1K a year
Where to base yourself for Herndon Home
The nearest towns with places to stay are Atlanta (207) and Vinings (52).
- 1Mercedes-Benz Stadium
- 2State Farm Arena
- 3Georgia Aquarium
- 4Stone Mountain
- 5Six Flags Over Georgia
- 6Center Parc Stadium
- 7Truist Park
- 8Bobby Dodd Stadium
Compare 8 towns
| Town | From Herndon Home | Drive | Places to stay | People | Typical home | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta | in town | — | 207 173 hotels · 6 motels · 19 inns & B&Bs · 4 lodges & cabins · 2 hostels · 3 campgrounds | 529,110 | $440K | D |
| Vinings | 8 mi northwest | 10 min | 52 49 hotels · 2 motels · 1 lodge or cabins | 14,390 | $605K | — |
| College Park | 9 mi south | 15 min | 44 42 hotels · 2 inns & B&Bs | 13,887 | $326K | D− |
| East Point | 7 mi southwest | 10 min | 20 18 hotels · 1 motel · 1 lodge or cabins | 38,225 | $282K | — |
| Sandy Springs | 12 mi north | 20 min | 33 31 hotels · 2 inns & B&Bs | 105,013 | $620K | B− |
| Marietta | 16 mi northwest | 25 min | 45 33 hotels · 5 motels · 5 inns & B&Bs · 2 lodges & cabins | 63,574 | $449K | C |
| Douglasville | 12 mi west | 20 min | 26 21 hotels · 4 motels · 1 lodge or cabins | 41,523 | $359K | D |
| Hapeville | 7 mi south | 10 min | 13 11 hotels · 1 inn or B&B · 1 lodge or cabins | 7,410 | $312K | — |
Getting there
Nearest airports with airline service
Around Herndon Home
All of these are within 16 miles.
Big draw1in town Stadium & arenaMercedes-Benz Stadium
Big draw2in town Stadium & arenaState Farm Arena
3in town Zoo & aquariumGeorgia Aquarium
Big draw415 mi MountainStone Mountain
Big draw58 mi Theme parkSix Flags Over Georgia
62 mi Stadium & arenaCenter Parc Stadium
710 mi Stadium & arenaTruist Park
8in town Stadium & arenaBobby Dodd StadiumPhoto credits
Mercedes-Benz Stadium: Atlanta Falcons, CC BY 3.0 · State Farm Arena: Hermann Luyken, CC0 · Georgia Aquarium: Diliff, CC BY 2.5 · Stone Mountain: KyleAndMelissa22, Public domain · Six Flags Over Georgia: hagerman, CC BY 2.0 · Center Parc Stadium: Southernkeith, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Truist Park: Thechased at English Wikipedia, CC BY 4.0 · Bobby Dodd Stadium: Bkporter12, Public domain
What people ask about Herndon Home
Is Herndon Home in Atlanta?
Yes. It’s inside Atlanta, GA.
When is the best time to visit Herndon Home?
March, April, May, September, October and November, with highs of 63–83°.
What is the closest airport to Herndon Home?
Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta (ATL), about 8 miles away.
Where should I stay near Herndon Home?
Atlanta (in town, 207 places to stay), Vinings (8 mi, 52 places to stay) and College Park (9 mi, 44 places to stay).
Word from Atlanta
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Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · NOAA climate normals · U.S. Census.