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13-627: The Atlanta History Center was founded and chartered in 1926 as the Atlanta Historical Society by Walter McElreath . The vice president was Joel Hunter , and the secretary-treasurer was Ruth Blair , then the Georgia state archivist. Its stated purpose was to preserve historical sources relating to Atlanta, study Atlanta's history, and promote historical interest in Atlanta. The organization met occasionally in member's homes, collected dues, and began

26-506: A collection of his papers. Lost Mountain, Georgia Lost Mountain is an unincorporated community in Cobb County , in the U.S. state of Georgia . The suburban community lays about 30 miles northwest of Atlanta and, alongside the rest of Cobb County is a part of Metro Atlanta . While not officially incorporated, the area has approximately 73,312 residents in the general area. This northwest Atlanta suburb takes its name from

39-509: A halt, the organization used its increasingly full coffers in 1946 to purchase the Willis B. Jones home, which they rechristened the McElreath hall. The purchase was motivated by a need for a larger space in which to store and display the organization's large collection of artifacts and photos. A second employee was hired in 1948. When Walter McElreath died in 1965, his estate provided the society with

52-520: A large influx of money (about $ 5,000,000) and it began to publish its bulletin regularly. Because of parking difficulties caused by the city's growth, and the cost of maintenance on the Jones home, the society began looking for a new home. In 1966 the group used money from Walter McElreath's estate to purchase the 23-acre Edward H. Inmann estate, including the Swan House and several other buildings. This attracted

65-710: A significant amount of public interest and volunteering. In 1967, Mills B Lane arranged with the society to pay to move the Tullie Smith House from its original location on to the property, replacing the Inmann barn. The organization built a main building on the estate between 1972 and 1975, which was also named the McElreath Hall. In 1986 the still relatively small group received the DuBose Collection of Civil War artifacts, donated by Mrs. Beverly M. DuBose Jr. In 1989,

78-420: A small collection of historical items. It began to intermittently publish Atlanta Historical Bulletin in 1927, of which the last edition was published in 2006. The first meetings not held in private homes occurred A. G. Rhodes estate offered them rooms and storage space in its castle around 1929. The organization was reorganized in 1936, and Ruth Blair was hired as a full-time executive secretary. Enough money

91-475: A summit of the same name near the original town site. A variant name is "Lost Mountain Crossroads." A post office called Lost Mountain was established in 1848, and remained in operation until 1902. The community's name derives from an old Cherokee legend. The legend, known to have several versions, all have a similar theme. A chief has a daughter that is lost in the woods around the mountain leading him to grieve

104-472: The Atlanta Historical Society built the current museum to house the DuBose collection. In 1990, the Atlanta Historical Society was renamed Atlanta History Center. The $ 15 million museum opened in 1993 with five exhibitions, including its first signature Atlanta history exhibition, Metropolitan Frontiers. An $ 11 million expansion, finished in 1996, added two new permanent exhibitions. The Kenan Research Center library

117-608: The Texas locomotive, and other pieces in the Cyclorama collection. After a careful restoration, the Battle of Atlanta Cyclorama opened to the public February 22, 2019. 33°50′34″N 84°23′09″W  /  33.84282°N 84.38573°W  / 33.84282; -84.38573 Walter McElreath Walter McElreath (July 17, 1867 – December 6, 1951) was an American lawyer, legislator, bank executive, and author in Atlanta, Georgia. McElreath

130-491: The rest of his life and he names the hill "Lost Mountain" for that is the place she was last seen. The Lost Mountain store is a major landmark for the area, It has gone from the only store to a relic from another time stuck in the middle of the present day shopping centers of suburban Atlanta and yet it stands as it has since 1881. Mars Hill Community Church is located across the street from The Lost Mountain Store. On May 22, 2022,

143-840: Was a member of the Georgia House of Representatives from 1909 until 1912. He was one of the founders and the first leader of the Atlanta History Center and its McElreath Hall is named after him. McElreath was born in Lost Mountain, Georgia . He studied at Powder Springs High School and then Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia . McElreath wrote about the Cotton States and International Exposition in his memoirs. He wrote an autobiography. He also wrote about Georgia's state constitution. The Atlanta History Center has

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156-534: Was later expanded and the gardens reorganized, with a fourth permanent exhibition added, Down the Fairway with Bobby Jones. In 2014, the city of Atlanta announced its intentions to relocate the Battle of Atlanta Cyclorama and its artifacts to Atlanta History Center, including the antebellum Western & Atlantic locomotive, the Texas . The museum constructed an expansion to house the 360-degree panoramic painting , as well as

169-535: Was raised to rent a ground floor room in the Atlanta Biltmore Hotel in the mid-1930s, and after that was outgrown, a space in the Erlanger Theater Building in 1937. In an attempt to fulfill longstanding plans of a permanent home, the society purchased an empty lot on a street corner in 1940, but all construction soon halted because of World War II . After the war ended, with construction still at

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