Wimbish House

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The Wimbish House is one of the last grand homes remaining on Peachtree Street. It was built in 1898 and designed by noted Atlanta architect W.T. Downing.

Courtesy of Special Collections & Archives, Georgia State University Library.

Wimbish House

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