Lullwater House
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Lullwater House is the president's mansion at Emory University
near Atlanta, Georgia
overlooking Candler Lake. It was built in 1926 and was the residence of Walter T. Candler, son of Coca Cola founder Asa Griggs Candler
. The mansion is in the form of an L, in Tudor-Gothic
revival style. The architects were Ivey and Crook.
Candler named the estate Lullwater Farms. Horses were kept for racing. Cattle grazed on the fields.
In 1958, Candler sold the house and land to Emory. In 1963, Sanford Atwood, became the first president of Emory to take up residence in the mansion and since then Emory presidents have lived there.
The estate should not be confused with Lullwater Estate, originally called Rainbow Terrace
, the mansion built for Lucy Candler Heinz, Walter Candler and Asa G. Candler, Jr.
's sister.
Emory University
Emory University is a private research university in metropolitan Atlanta, located in the Druid Hills section of unincorporated DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. The university was founded as Emory College in 1836 in Oxford, Georgia by a small group of Methodists and was named in honor of...
near Atlanta, Georgia
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...
overlooking Candler Lake. It was built in 1926 and was the residence of Walter T. Candler, son of Coca Cola founder Asa Griggs Candler
Asa Griggs Candler
Asa Griggs Candler was an American business tycoon who made his fortune selling Coca-Cola. He also served as the 44th Mayor of Atlanta, Georgia from 1916 to 1919...
. The mansion is in the form of an L, in Tudor-Gothic
Gothic Revival architecture
The Gothic Revival is an architectural movement that began in the 1740s in England...
revival style. The architects were Ivey and Crook.
Candler named the estate Lullwater Farms. Horses were kept for racing. Cattle grazed on the fields.
In 1958, Candler sold the house and land to Emory. In 1963, Sanford Atwood, became the first president of Emory to take up residence in the mansion and since then Emory presidents have lived there.
The estate should not be confused with Lullwater Estate, originally called Rainbow Terrace
Rainbow Terrace
Rainbow Terrace, now Lullwater Estate, is the Mediterranean-style Atlanta mansion built for Lucy Beall Candler Owens Heinz , daughter of Coca-Cola co-founder Asa Griggs Candler. The architect was G. Lloyd Preacher, the architect of Atlanta City Hall...
, the mansion built for Lucy Candler Heinz, Walter Candler and Asa G. Candler, Jr.
Asa G. Candler, Jr.
Asa Griggs "Buddy" Candler, Jr. was the eccentric son of Asa Griggs Candler, co-founder of Coca-Cola. Candler, Jr. helped build his father's business into an empire. He later became a real-estate developer, opening the Briarcliff Hotel at the corner of Ponce de Leon Avenue and N. Highland Ave...
's sister.