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Wimbish House

Coordinates: 33°47′9″N 84°22′59″W / 33.78583°N 84.38306°W / 33.78583; -84.38306
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Atlanta Women's Club
View of The Wimbish House
Wimbish House is located in Georgia
Wimbish House
Wimbish House is located in the United States
Wimbish House
Location1150 Peachtree St., NE., Atlanta, Georgia
Coordinates33°47′9″N 84°22′59″W / 33.78583°N 84.38306°W / 33.78583; -84.38306
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1922
ArchitectDowning,Walter T.; Mayre,P. Thornton
Architectural styleLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals, French Chateau, Other
NRHP reference No.79000718[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 31, 1979

The Wimbish House, owned and operated by The Atlanta Woman's Club located at 1150 Peachtree St., NE., in Atlanta, Georgia, was built in 1922. It was designed by architect Walter T. Downing and is also a work of P. Thornton Mayre. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979[1] as "Atlanta Women's Club Complex".[2] The complex is listed as being in three parts: the Clubhouse, Banquet Hall and the Auditorium.

It has also been known as Peachtree Playhouse and as Community Playhouse.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "National Register of Historic Places - Nominiation Form (79000718)". nps.go. Retrieved 1 February 2015.