Historical Marker

Ga. Baptist Children's Home

Hapeville · Fulton County · Erected 1997

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Chartered in 1888 as a Baptist orphanage, this Hapeville home took in children from 1899 until the 1960s, when Atlanta bought the campus to expand its airport. The ministry moved to Palmetto and continues caring for children today.

About this site

Ga. Baptist Children's Home is a historical marker in Hapeville, Fulton County, erected in 1997. It is one of 357 historical markers documented in Fulton County, among 643 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 33.6592, -84.4105 near Hapeville. The nearest cataloged historic site is Historic Christ Church, Hapeville (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Hapeville Veterans Monument, Hapeville, Georgia, and College Street School.

This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

📍 33.6592, -84.4105 · Hapeville, Fulton County

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