{"nrhp_refnum":"10000116","name":"Alexander, Cecil and Hermione, House","other_names":["Shenandoah"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"2232 Mt. Paran Rd, N.W.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Atlanta","county":"Fulton County","state":"GA","lat":33.85779763900007,"lon":-84.43668037599997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2010-03-25","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A single-story, circular modern house at 2232 Mt. Paran Road in northwest Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, completed in 1957. Architect Cecil Alexander designed it as his family's home, and it sits on a wooded hilltop.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is significant in architecture as the work of a master architect and as an outstanding example of modern architecture in Atlanta and Georgia. Its circular plan, use of space, and modern materials such as plate-glass walls and a folded-plate plywood roof are cited. It was also featured in LIFE, Progressive Architecture and other publications.","narrative":"Completed in 1957 on a hilltop in northwest Atlanta, this circular brick house was designed by architect Cecil Alexander as a home for his wife Hermione and their children. Rooms are wedge-shaped and arranged around a central indoor court lit by a folded-plate plywood roof with a circular skylight. Steel posts and beams carry the roof, and the living and dining rooms are lined with floor-to-ceiling plate glass. Walls of St. Joe brick and walnut paneling finish the interior, and landscape architect Edward Daugherty shaped a naturalistic setting of native trees, shrubs and granite boulders. The house is regarded as one of the state's best examples of post-World War II modernism and as the work of a leading Atlanta modern architect. It drew national attention, appearing in LIFE magazine in 1957 and Progressive Architecture in 1959, and it received an honorable mention at a 1962 regional architects' conference. A 2006 rehabilitation altered the kitchen, bedroom and basement.","period_of_significance":"1957","architect_builder":"Alexander, Cecil (architect); Polychrone, Demetrios (engineer); Daugherty, Edward (landscape architect); May, Florence (interior designer); Adams and Willis (general contractor)","architectural_style":"Modern Movement: International Style","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Still in use as a single dwelling; rehabilitated in 2006.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:42.762197-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/10000116.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93208054","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cecil_and_Hermione_Alexander_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5056378"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/fulton-county/alexander-cecil-and-hermione-house-10000116/"}