Meadow Nook
Meadow Nook aka Robert A. Alston House | |
 As seen from Alston Drive | |
  Location in Atlanta  Meadow Nook (Georgia)  Meadow Nook (the United States) | |
| Location | 2420 Alston Dr., SE, Atlanta, Georgia |
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| Coordinates | 33°44′44″N 84°18′27″W / 33.745587°N 84.30753°W |
| Area | 0.5 acres (0.20 ha) |
| Built | 1856 |
| NRHP reference No. | 04000683[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 14, 2004 |
Meadow Nook is an
East Lake neighborhood, in DeKalb County
. It is one of only three antebellum homes still standing in their original locations within the city limits.
Meadow Nook was the country home of Lt. Col.
convict labor leasing system.[2]
See also
References
Further reading
- Atlanta Historical Society. Atlanta Historical Journal, Volumes 24-25, pp. 27, 31
- William R. Mitchell Classic Atlanta, p.56 (mistakenly calls the house "Meadownook")
- See also Alston's biography, linked below.
External links
- East Lake History
- Murder in the State Capitol: The Biography of Lt. Col. Robert Augustus Alston, 2013 book by Pamela Chase Hain
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