Longstreet Rhodes Hall

[Stiles/Akin]

This granite mansion in Midtown Atlanta has a series of stained glass windows that show the history of the Confederacy, including key battles and portraits of generals and statesmen. The windows were reinstalled at the home in 1990 after spending 25 years in storage at the Georgia Archives. Rhodes Hall hasn't been a public space since the Georgia Trust took possession of it in 1983, but it spent decades as a state building — the home of the Georgia Archives from 1930-65
Built in 1904, Rhodes Hall has been an Atlanta landmark for generations.

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[gentlemanrob]

Thanks for sharing I have never had the pleasure of observing this but looks very nice

 

[Carronade]

Cool! Do you know who the gentleman with the dramatic sideburns is?

 

[James N.]

Cool! Do you know who the gentleman with the dramatic sideburns is?

That's from a late-in-life photo of James Longstreet who by then must've somehow been "rehabilitated" as a Confederate Hero. I believe the other two are Joseph Kershaw and P.G.T. Beauregard; of course, Longstreet and Kershaw were both Georgians, but I wonder why Louisianan Beauregard was included?

 

[Eleanor Rose]

I did a thread on this too.

Rhodes Hall: A Mansion in Atlanta Showcasing the History of the Confederacy | James Longstreet

Rhodes Hall Thanks to the Longstreet Society, I just discovered Rhodes Hall in Atlanta, GA. Per their website: “The interior of Rhodes Hall is one of the finest intact expressions of late Victorian architectural design in the city. The grandest feature is a magnificent series of painted glass...

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