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National Register of Historic Places

Albert E. Thornton House (Additional Doucmentation)

Listed as “Thornton, Albert E., House (Additional Doucmentation)”

On the National Register since 198046 years
Regency RevivalListed 1980Atlanta
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About Albert E. Thornton House (Additional Doucmentation)

Albert E. Thornton House (Additional Doucmentation), at 205 West Paces Ferry Rd., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Dec 8, 1980. The Register lists it for its landscape design and architecture, at the state level. It was listed as part of West Paces Ferry Road MRA. The listing covers 4 acres.

What it isHistoric house in Georgia, United States. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 5 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1936 to today

  1. 1936Built, designed by Philip Trammell Shutze
  2. 1980Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 46 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 3 landmarks in about 15 minutes

205 West Paces Ferry Rd., Atlanta · about 0.5 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Albert E. Thornton House (Additional Doucmentation)Start here
  2. 2May Patterson Goodrum HouseBuilding · 0.3 mi on
  3. 3Mrs. George Arthur Howell Jr. HouseNeo-Classical Revival · 0.2 mi on
Around it

10 more Register listings within a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BSwan HouseSecond Renaissance Revival0.3 miBTullie Smith HouseBuilding0.4 miBStuart Witham HouseNeo-Georgian0.7 miDAlberta Drive-Mathieson Drive-West Shadowlawn Avenue Historic DistrictDistrict0.7 miDTuxedo Park Historic DistrictDistrict0.8 miBCanton ApartmentsEnglish Renaissance0.9 miBNew Hope African Methodist Episcopal Church and CemeteryVernacular Church0.9 miBSpotswood HallClassical Revival1 miBPaces Ferry TowerBuilding1 miBDaniel E. Conklin HouseBuilding1 mi

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Questions about Albert E. Thornton House (Additional Doucmentation)

Is Albert E. Thornton House (Additional Doucmentation) on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Dec 8, 1980 (Register number 80004458).

Is Albert E. Thornton House (Additional Doucmentation) a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Georgia has 51 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Fox Theatre, 5 miles away.

Can you visit Albert E. Thornton House (Additional Doucmentation)?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Albert E. Thornton House (Additional Doucmentation)?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 5 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 93206138 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.