Washington Park Neighborhood

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Washington Park Neighborhood

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Photograph, Graham W. Jackson Playing at Procession of Franklin D. Roosevelt's Body, Ed Clark, April 13, 1945
This famous photograph shows Graham Jackson playing the accordion as President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's body processes out of Warm Springs, Georgia after his death. The two friends had spent the days leading up to Roosevelt's death working on a…

Cover Illustration,”Massacre de Negres dans les Rues D’Atlanta [Massacre of Negroes in<br /><br /> the Streets of Atlanta],” Le Petit Parisien, October 14, 1906
This Paris publication shows an imagined scene of the Atlanta Race Riot, which took place in late September 1906.

Article, &quot;&#039;Dream House vision revived,&quot; Atlanta Journal-Constitution, July 11, 2005
Article discussing the refurbishment of the former Heman Perry "Dream House" located in the Washington Park neighborhood

Map, Washington Park Neighborhood Area (Sheets 557, 558), Atlanta Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps Volume 5, 1925
A selection from the 1925 Atlanta Sanborn Fire Insurance Map showing the layout of the Washington Park Neighborhood. Many historical landmarks can be seen

Map, Damage to Atlanta After Great Fire of 1917, Atlanta Semi-Weekly Journal, May 25, 1917
Map published showing the damage to a large amount of land in the city of Atlanta after the Great Fire of 1917. Reports from the time estimated that 73 blocks were completely destroyed and that 5,000-10,000 people were subsequently left homeless.

Photograph, Heman Perry (center) discussing business, 1921
Heman Perry (middle), founder of Citizens Trust Bank and Standard Life Insurance Company, discusses business with music publisher Harry Pace (left) and entrepreneur Alonzo Herndon (right).

Article, &quot;MARTA Begins Clearing Path For Railway System,&quot; Atlanta Daily World, February 15, 1974
Article discussing the beginning of demolitions in Washington Park, making way for the construction of a future MARTA rail line

Document, Washington Park National Register of Historic Places Certification, February 28, 2000
Document granting the Washington Park Neighborhood a place on the National Register of Historic Places due to its historical significance

Photograph, Heman Perry Dream House (996 Simpson Rd NW), circa 2000
Photograph of the historical Heman Perry Dream House located in Washington Park. It is in a run-down state

Document, Neighborhood Profile: Washington Park, 2012
Map showing the characteristics of structures in Washington Park, including structure condition and occupancy
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