Christmas on Diamond Hill
Join Atlanta Area HBSAAA alumni at The Herndon Home, Atlanta, GA
Have you ever toured The Herndon Home? This historic home honors one of the
first 3 African American HBS graduates, Norris B. Herndon, along with his father
Alonzo F. Herndon.
The family of Alonzo F. Herndon was one of the most prominent African
American families in Atlanta. Alonzo F. Herndon was born in 1858 and son,
Norris in 1897. Alonzo Herndon was the son of a white land owner in Social
Circle and rose from a slave to become one of the country’s richest African
Americans of the time, establishing Atlanta Life Insurance Company in 1905.
The Herndon mansion is located in Vine City, where he also invested in other
real estate. Built almost a century ago, the 1910 mansion consists of 15 rooms
totaling 8,000 square feet. This was extremely large and impressive for its
time. It was originally designed by Alonzo Herndon’s first wife, Adrienne, and
constructed by all African-American craftsmen. Herndon’s son Norris established
the Herndon Foundation in 1950, which is now the primary caretaker of the only
privately owned African American home museum open to the public.
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Christmas on
Diamond Hill
The Herndon
Home
587
University Place NW
Atlanta,
GA
30314
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December 13,
2008
1:00 PM -
6:00 PM
(I will suggest a 2PM target time to
encourage a mini-HBS reunion,
however, feel free to visit any time during the 5-hour open
house)
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Christmas on Diamond Hill
showcases The Herndon Home in its holiday finest. A number of community
organizations volunteered their time and talents to decorate individual rooms of
the home, which combine for a beautiful, festive holiday scene. The event is
open to the public and will include a silent auction, author interview by
Valerie Jackson, pictures with Santa, and tours of the fully decorated mansion –
so bring your entire family!
Gifts will be available for
purchase and donations are encouraged. The Herndon Home experienced extensive
damage during the March hurricanes and funds typically targeted toward
encouraging entrepreneurship among young African Americans had to be used for
repairs to the home. If you are not able to attend, please consider a donation
[checks may
be made payable to The Herndon
Foundation and sent to the address above – please note ‘HBS’ in the check
memo].
I look forward to seeing you
there!
Belinda
Stubblefield
Herndon Foundation Board Member
bstubblefield@mba1989.hbs.edu
(404)
702-0528
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