{"nrhp_refnum":"66000281","name":"Harris, Joel Chandler, House","other_names":["The Wren's Nest","Snap Bean Farm"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1050 Gordon St., SW","address_restricted":false,"city":"Atlanta","county":"Fulton County","state":"GA","lat":33.73749900200005,"lon":-84.42235187199998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1966-10-15","is_nhl":true,"nhl_designated_date":"1962-12-19","areas_of_significance":["Literature"],"significance_levels":["national"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-and-one-half story frame house at 1050 Gordon Street, S.W., in the West End of Atlanta, Georgia, known as the Wren's Nest. Joel Chandler Harris bought the property in 1883, after renting the house from 1881, and remodeled it into a gabled cottage.","why_significant":"It was the home of Joel Chandler Harris from 1881 until his death in 1908, and he wrote most of his work there, including the Uncle Remus stories. Harris was a prominent Southern journalist and editor of the Atlanta Constitution. The house is largely unchanged and retains his bedroom, original furniture and personal belongings.","narrative":"Known as the Wren's Nest, this one-and-one-half story frame house at 1050 Gordon Street in Atlanta was the home of author and journalist Joel Chandler Harris from 1881 until his death in 1908. Harris first rented the cottage, then bought it with about five acres and enlarged it for a household that included six children. He added a wide porch with latticed arches, many gables and a second-floor room, creating the rambling cottage seen today. He called the place Snap Bean Farm. Here he did most of his writing, including the Uncle Remus tales that made him famous after they appeared in the Atlanta Constitution and in book form from 1880. The name Wren's Nest came from a wren that nested in the mailbox in 1900. The interior keeps Victorian furnishings, stained glass windows and Harris's own bedroom with his belongings. A memorial association bought the house soon after his death and operates it as a museum on about three acres.","period_of_significance":"1881-1908","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Victorian (interior described as simple Victorian); asymmetrical frame cottage with many gables and latticed porch","criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as in good condition and virtually unchanged; operated as a museum by the Joel Chandler Harris Memorial Association, with some interior wall coverings and details needing restoration.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:40.386339-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/66000281_NHL.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/66000281/7f6eb1dc90-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/66000281/7f6eb1dc90-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Gilford Photography","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Joel_Chandler_Harris_House,_1050_Gordon_Street,_(Atlanta,_Georgia).jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Gilford Photography</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Joel_Chandler_Harris_House,_1050_Gordon_Street,_(Atlanta,_Georgia).jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"03000198","name":"Oakland City Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/georgia/oakland-city-historic-district-03000198/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93206765","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joel_Chandler_Harris_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6213308"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/fulton-county/harris-joel-chandler-house-66000281/"}