Presented by the Buildings Worth Saving
Committee of the Atlanta Preservation Center:

2007 List of Endangered Buildings:

Rufus M. Rose House, 1901
Address: 537 Peachtree Street, NW
Owner/Contact: Vincent Castelli, American News Network, 770-953-3232
Threat: Neglect.

The Rufus M. Rose house is the oldest existing house on Peachtree Street. Designed by Atlanta architect Emil Charles Seitz Sr., the Queen Anne style house was built for Rose, who operated a distillery, R.M. Rose Co., and several shops selling his liquor, fine cigars and cigarette products. The business was forced to move to Tennessee in 1907 when Georgia became a “dry” state. For more than 50 years (1945-1998), it was the home of the Atlanta Museum, which displayed the eclectic collection of James H. Elliott, Sr., including furniture belonging to Margaret Mitchell and a Japanese Zero war plane. It was the headquarters of the Atlanta Preservation Center from 1999 through 2001. It is listed in the National Register of Historic Places and is designated as an Atlanta Landmark Building.

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