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Margaret Mitchell House
History Museum
Midtown, Atlanta
"literature series that showcases Southern authors."(3 Tips)
"well known novels in the world!"(3 Tips)
"Take a tour & enjoy the energy."(4 Tips)
"The second floor also has great photos and films."(4 Tips)
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Summer 💞September 16, 2016Take the guided tour of the first floor, if possible. The second floor also has great photos and films. There is a documentary of the film's making that loops for 2 hours. Free parking avail.- Harumi USeptember 9, 2014This is called house but technically an apartment building and a restored one. Nevertheless visiting here is a great way to pay a respect to one of the most well known novels in the world!
- Aubrey RamonMay 6, 2015A must see when downtown for its historical value to the city both economically & socially. Reminds Atlanta how far we've come & how much further we have to go. Take a tour & enjoy the energy.
Travel + LeisureMay 29, 2012Don’t miss the adjacent Gone with the Wind Museum, filled with memorabilia from the movie, including Scarlett's bengaline honeymoon gown and the front door to Tara. Read more
Rashida AmahtullahMay 22, 2012biblical+arab and Native American art..Valued at 20,000.00 back in 1985. It is documented in Hartford Court on Washington street She is Ambassador for the arts registered in D.C.
HISTORYApril 19, 2010The house was known as the Crescent Apartments when she & her husband lived here from 1925 to 1932. While living here, she wrote the bulk of her Pulitzer prize-winning novel, Gone With The Wind.- AtlantaJune 1, 2012Discover the history and legacy behind one of the world's most beloved novels through the Gone with the Wind Trail in and around Atlanta. See www.gwtwtrail.com for more information.
B98.5July 12, 2013The finale of 2011 Amazing Race TV show was filmed here. The team members had to complete an assignment on an old fashioned typewriter.
Saida LatigueFebruary 26, 2016Quaint & neat, wonderful staff and volunteers - - they really treat you as family
Smithsonian ChannelJune 23, 2011Now a museum dedicated to her life and work, Mitchell found her apartment here far from ideal during the writing of “Gone with the Wind.” She called it “the Dump.” (From Aerial America) Read more
- Rashida AmahtullahMay 22, 2012http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Who_is_Vilmadinah_Gharibbiblical+arab and Native American art..Valued at 20,000.00 back in 1985. with the church of god and christ.
william verondaMay 24, 2017This very small apartment is not even historically restored. Unless you have plenty of time in Atlanta, you should visit more interesting attractions.
LaurenMay 2, 2013This Tudor Revival building is where Margaret Mitchell lived and wrote her Pulitzer-Prize winning book "Gone With the Wind."
ScoutmobNovember 28, 2011Author Margaret Mitchell was killed in 1949 crossing Peachtree Street as a pedestrian at the intersection with 13th Street.
Explore GeorgiaMay 2, 2013This Tudor Revival building is where Margaret Mitchell lived and wrote her Pulitzer-Prize winning book "Gone With the Wind."- ScoutmobNovember 28, 2011"Having the premiere of Gone With the Wind on home ground was like winning the Battle of Atlanta 75 years late." - Anne Edwards, biographer
- Rashida AmahtullahMay 22, 2012The largest collections of Bible Characters of color was apart of a lawsuit, in 1980
Oakland CemeteryJune 30, 2010Now that you have seen where she lived and did a lot of her writing, go visit her final resting place at Oakland Cemetery. Read more
savoryexposure.comAugust 6, 2011Smoothie shop Arden's Garden is hiding on the Peachtree Place side of the building
- Mario DiazJanuary 21, 2016Aquí vivió la escritora del libro lo que el viento se llevó. Un poco caro a mi parecer.
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The Margaret Mitchell House features guided tours of the apartment where Margaret Mitchell wrote Gone With the Wind, a Gone With the Wind movie exhibition, an exhibition showcasing the life and times of one of America’s most famous authors, and the Margaret Mitchell gift shop.
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- 10:00 AM–5:30 PM
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- Noon–5:30 PM
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