Cecil and Hermione Alexander House
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The Cecil and Hermione Alexander House, also known as Shenandoah, in Atlanta, Georgia
is a modern, circular plan house designed by, and home for, Atlanta architect Cecil Alexander
. The home was featured in Progressive Architecture in 1959 and in Life
in 1959 and 1961. One aspect commented on was its supposedly inexpensive cable-suspended plywood roof, which in fact was not at all cheap.
According to the National Park Service:
The building was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places
on March 25, 2010. The listing was announced as the featured listing in the National Park Service
's weekly list of April 2, 2010.
The central courtyard was originally designed to encircle an old oak tree on the property, but the tree was not in good enough condition to be kept.
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...
is a modern, circular plan house designed by, and home for, Atlanta architect Cecil Alexander
Cecil Alexander
Cecil Alexander is an American architect, principally a designer of commercial architecture, whose work was often "naturalistic". He worked with the firm FABRAP, which, in 1985, became Rosser FABRAP International and is now Rosser International...
. The home was featured in Progressive Architecture in 1959 and in Life
Life (magazine)
Life generally refers to three American magazines:*A humor and general interest magazine published from 1883 to 1936. Time founder Henry Luce bought the magazine in 1936 solely so that he could acquire the rights to its name....
in 1959 and 1961. One aspect commented on was its supposedly inexpensive cable-suspended plywood roof, which in fact was not at all cheap.
According to the National Park Service:
The Cecil and Hermione Alexander House is a modern house with a circular plan designed by Atlanta architect Cecil Alexander as his family’s residence. Completed in 1957, the house was one of the first modernist houses in Atlanta. The home features curved brick walls, flat roof, and sheet glass walls, and is organized around a central court, while the folded-plate roof floods the interior with light. According to Alexander, the circular plan “is so arranged that the family at least once or twice a day has to get together, just by necessity.”
The building was listed on the U.S. 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...
on March 25, 2010. The listing was announced as the featured listing in the National Park Service
National Park Service
The National Park Service is the U.S. federal agency that manages all national parks, many national monuments, and other conservation and historical properties with various title designations...
's weekly list of April 2, 2010.
The central courtyard was originally designed to encircle an old oak tree on the property, but the tree was not in good enough condition to be kept.