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The subject files are topical files containing newspaper clippings and various secondary sources covering most aspects of life in DeKalb County. Subject Files cover topics such as churches, neighborhoods, schools, farms and businesses.


Box 51:

Health & Hospitals:

American Cancer Society

American Heart Fund

Board of Health (history of)

Board Ledger (1924-44)

CDC Center

Decatur Hospital

DeKalb Medical Center (was DeKalb General)

Emory University Hospital

Family Care (DMC)

GA Dept. of Health

Georgia Health Pamphlet

Grady Hospital (history of Grady)

Environmental Health

History of Medicine in DeKalb, by Calvin Weaver, M.D.

Northlake Regional

Northside (Fulton County)

Nursing and Retirement

Scottish Rite Hospital (history of Scottish Rite, national register application)

Smith Home (for retarded children)

St. Joseph (Fulton County)

Tucker Health Planning Minutes

Vets

Wesley Woods



Box 52:

Historic Homes (general file):

Alston House
Ansley 1890
Argo-Tilson Bixler
Arkwright Mansion (Jackson Hill Baptist Church) Pinebloom
Bond Home (1890)
Brady Home (312 Adair)
Burdine
Calhoun Home (1830)
Candler House (on Kirk Road)
Candler, Murphey
Cator Woolford
Chivers Home (Villa Allegra)
Dr. Cofer Home (Druid Hills)
Compton, Lumpkin & Broome 
Deaton Home (719 Sycamore)
Decatur Depot
Lithonia Home (1888)
Fulton-Avary
Fulton House
Historic Sites Listing (Cameron Court - 1920)
Milledge House
Murphey Scott Cooper 235 Sycamore (recreation department site)
Villa Allegra (Chivers Home)
116 Huron, Banner
154 Avery Creighton
212 Superior Bailey
218 Barry St. (Listed in Carolyn McKinney Clark Book)
260 Mt. Vernon Cunningham

Box 53:

Historic Homes:
Evans Home (Hairston Road)
Fulton House
Gay House (Mary Gay)
Gentry House 1912-1916 Eastlake 132
Goodwin Home (Solomon Goodwin Home - 1831) - 3697 Peachtree Rd. NE
Going Home (Commodore Dean Going) - Lake Hearn Dr.
Gordon Home
Harris Home (Boxwood Harris) - 220 Upland
Heinz Mansion
High House (see Williams-Evans House)
Holleyman Schoolhouse - Hillyer Pl. @1823
House Home (Haynie House) - 1848 N. Decatur Rd
Houston Chapel 1900
Houston Mill House
Houston Photos
Houston Mill House 1876 - 1940

Box 54:

Historic Homes:
Jackson Home (William, T. C. and Daniel E. Jackson) - Glenwood First Courthouse 
Jacqueland
Johnson Home (E. E. & Ollie Johnson) - 619 W. Howard
Lyon - South River, Panola Mt. - Oldest in County
Marble House (Walters) (1880) - Decatur 
McWilliams ("Great Oaks") (1880) Welborn Rd. - Redan
Meadowbrook, Col. Robt. Alston (1836) 
Morris, Lucius M. E. Lake Rd. - Ponce de Leon
Powell Residence 
Red Cross House - Sycamore Avenue
Sage Home (Shepherd Construction Co. own it) - Clifton & Briarcliff (1913)
Sams Home (Hansford Sams, Sr.) - 312 S. Candler Rd. 
Samuel House
Sheppard Home
Smith-Beuning House 
Spruill Home
Steele-Cobb House
Stillwood Plantation
Stonehenge
Tatman House (Georgeann Tatman) - 822 Lullwater
Thornton 
Towers-Fowler-Thompson
Tullie Smith - Atlantic Historical Society
Williams-Evans House - "High House"

Box 55:

Courthouse Grounds

Courthouse Square

Old Courthouse on the Square:

Architectural Design
Confederate Memorial
Decatur Women's Club Effort to Save the Old Courthouse (1968)
Fire (1916)
Manning Resolution
Movies shot at the courthouse (Paris Trout)
Renovation (1992)

Box 56:

Historic Places:
Biffle Cabin
Barber Cabin (Thomas Barber Cabin)
Decatur Jail
Decatur Public Buildings - New Courthouse
Pythagoras Lodge No. 41, Free and Accepted Masons
Hotel Candler

Box 57:

(Empty Box for filing purposes)


Box 58:

Swanton House:
Boundary Survey
Drawings and Maps
Furnishings
History
Move (the move to location on Trinity Street)
Restoration Plans
Special Events

Box 59:

Historic Homes and Historic Places:

Ponce de Leon mansions - includes Candler Homes
Adair House; Ashcraft House
Biltmore Hotel (William Candler) - Fulton County
Callanwolde
Candler Mansions:

Asa G. Candler Jr. House
Asa Candler Estate (St. John's Melkite Catholic Church) Marble Palace
Bishop Warren A. Candler
Lucy Candler Heinz Mansion ("Rainbow Terrace") - see photograph subject files


Callan Castle
Hansell Granger Home (see McWhorter Home below)
Lullwater Farms (Walter T. Candler Mansion):

McWhorter Home (Hugh McWhorter) - also known as the Hansell Granger Home
Paradiso Mansion
Ponce de Leon Infirmary (Oscar Pappenheimer Mansion - Fulton County)
Rest Haven - William Candler Mansion
Stonehenge
Stonehaven


Box 60:

History - DeKalb County:

Charles Murphey Candler's 1922 Centennial Celebration speech - original copy

DeKalb County General History

Destination DeKalb Publications (1999 promotional pieces with statistical information)

Place Names Article which includes:


(Hightower Trail, Rock Bridge, Camp Creek, Snapfinger Creek, Indian Creek, Crooked Creek, Yellow River, Stone Mountain, Entrenchment Creek, Do Little Creek, Bear Creek, Beaver Creek Sugar Creek, Hard Labor Creek, No Business Creek, Pole Bridge Creek, Sweetwater Creek, Rum Creek, South River)



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