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Opened in 1937 for Black Atlantans and championed by Atlanta University president John Hope, University Homes was among the nation's first federally funded housing projects, a Depression-era experiment that birthed the city's housing authority before its 2009 demolition.
University Homes is a historical marker in Atlanta, Fulton County, erected in 2022. 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 33.7493, -84.4095 near Atlanta. The nearest cataloged historic site is Atlanta University Center (college & university), about 0.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include The Atlanta Student Movement, Atlanta Student Movement, and Clark Atlanta University ART Galleries.
This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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