Rutherford and Martha Ellis House

Historic house in Georgia, United States

United States historic place


Rutherford and Martha Ellis House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

33°49′54″N 84°24′20″W / 33.83167°N 84.40556°W / 33.83167; -84.40556
Area	3.6 acres (1.5 ha)
Built	1939
Architect	Shutze, Philip Trammell; et al.
Architectural style	Colonial Revival
NRHP reference No.	09000269^[1]
Added to NRHP	May 6, 2009

The Rutherford and Martha Ellis House at 543 W. Wesley Rd., NW, in Atlanta, Georgia is a Colonial Revival cottage that was built in 1939. It was designed by architect Philip Trammell Shutze to resemble a colonial house built in 1770 in Wiscasset, Maine.^[2]

The property has also been known as Loblolly Hill. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.^[1]

The house was deemed significant for its architecture and also for its association with Rutherford Ellis, a leader in Atlanta's business, university, and charitable non-profit realms.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ ^a ^b Denise Messick and Ced Dolder (February 2009). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Rutherford and Martha Ellis House". National Park Service. Retrieved September 4, 2009. with photos