Glenridge Hall facts for kids
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Glenridge Hall
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Formerly listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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 Location in Metro Atlanta
Location in Georgia (U.S. state)
Location in the United States
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| Location | 6615 Glenridge Drive Sandy Springs, Georgia, United States |
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| Built | 1929 |
| Architect | Samuel Inman Cooper |
| Architectural style | Tudor Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 82002418 |
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| Added to NRHP | June 17, 1982 |
| Removed from NRHP | September 17, 2015 |
Glenridge Hall was a beautiful old house in Sandy Springs, Georgia. It was built a long time ago, in 1929. This special house was even added to a list of important historic places in 1982. Sadly, it was torn down in 2015.
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The Story of Glenridge Hall
Building a Dream Home
Glenridge Hall was built by a businessman named Thomas K. Glenn. He was from Atlanta and helped start a company called Georgia Power. The house was finished in 1929.
It was built on a huge piece of land, about 400 acres. This land was north of Atlanta, in what is now Sandy Springs. The house was designed by an architect named Samuel Inman Cooper. It took about 60 men a whole year to build it!
A Family Home and Historic Site
Glenridge Hall was Mr. Glenn's home until he passed away in 1946. Years later, in the early 1980s, his granddaughter started to fix up the house. This process is called restoration.
Because of its history and beauty, the house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. This list includes important buildings across the United States.
A Star on Screen
After its restoration, Glenridge Hall became a popular place. It was used for many charity events and fundraisers. People loved to visit it.
The house also became famous for appearing in movies and TV shows! You might have seen it in the film Driving Miss Daisy. It was also a filming location for the popular TV series The Vampire Diaries.
Efforts to Save the House
By 2014, the large property had shrunk to about 80 acres. In July of that year, the house and land were put up for sale. Many people worried about its future.
The Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation is a group that helps save old buildings. They added Glenridge Hall to their "Places in Peril" list for 2015. This meant the house was in danger of being lost.
The End of an Era
In 2015, it was announced that the house would be torn down. The land was needed for a new U.S. headquarters for Mercedes-Benz. New homes were also planned for the area.
Many people who cared about history were very upset. They started a petition online to try and stop the demolition. By April 2015, over 15,000 people had signed it.
However, despite these efforts, Glenridge Hall was demolished on April 9, 2015.
