Henry B. Tompkins House
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The Henry B. Tompkins House is a historic home in Atlanta
, Georgia
, United States
. Built in 1922, it was designed by Neel Reid
and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places
.
The house kept its original exterior appearance with gray stucco
until 2010, when the Atlanta Journal-Constitution
reported it had been painted bright orange.
The house is on West Wesley Road in the Peachtree Heights West neighborhood, an area with many other historic properties.
Atlanta, Georgia
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, Georgia
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, United States
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. Built in 1922, it was designed by Neel Reid
Neel Reid
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and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
.
The house kept its original exterior appearance with gray stucco
Stucco
Stucco or render is a material made of an aggregate, a binder, and water. Stucco is applied wet and hardens to a very dense solid. It is used as decorative coating for walls and ceilings and as a sculptural and artistic material in architecture...
until 2010, when the Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution is the only major daily newspaper in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, and its suburbs. The AJC, as it is called, is the flagship publication of Cox Enterprises. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution is the result of the merger between The Atlanta Journal and The Atlanta...
reported it had been painted bright orange.
The house is on West Wesley Road in the Peachtree Heights West neighborhood, an area with many other historic properties.