I received several e-mails asking about Swan House which I had shown in my last post. The house is in Atlanta, Georgia and was designed by the firm of Hentz, Reid and Adler in the 1920’s, after the Inman family’s original house had burnt. The house is located on 28 acres in the Buckhead section of the city. 
The rear of the house faces a pair of cloverleaf pools, 
As you might imagine, the house is frequently rented for weddings and other special events.
Through the use of computer-generated images, the house was completely transformed for the movie, The Hunger Games”.
The interiors were originally decorated by Ruby Ross Wood, a noted early decorator from New York.
Main stairs
Library
Detail from the library
Pale green living room
Dining room
Jib door
Marble master bath with crystal leg
Second floor landing.
Bedroom
The house is currently owned by the Atlanta Historical Society.
Exquisite. Before reading your article I thought the house was European, and possibly French.
ReplyDeleteIt looks that way, doesn't it?
DeleteThank you for sharing the beautiful photos. I loved seeing the interiors in particular. Its always been a favorite! Hopefully I will make it there someday.
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Michael
I'd love to visit, too. Friends from Atlanta tell me it's amazing.
DeleteIt is interesting to note that Ruby Ross Wood in a way WAS Elsie de Wolfe. Ruby did a lot of the decorating that Elsie is given credit for. She was the ghost writer for Elsie's articles in the Delineator and Ladies Home Journal magazines. Those articles were the basis for Elsie's book, The House in Good Taste. Elsie as a decorator would not have gotten the start she had were it not for Ruby. These photographs are an excellent example of the exemplary taste Ruby had for interiors, and her ability to realize her vision.
ReplyDeleteAnd Ruby has the Billy Baldwin/Baltimore connection, too!
DeleteYes, I remember now about Ruby being Elsie's ghostwriter - thanks for reminding me! I'm always re-reading The House in Good Taste and I have read Elsie's biography. Your bringing this up reminds me now to start doing some research/reading about Ruby Ross Wood, she was a great designer. Thanks!
DeleteIf I were extremely wealthy, one of my houses would look like this! (Sigh)
ReplyDeleteOne of your houses? Haha!
Deleteso beautiful + a grand house in Atlanta. xxpeggybraswelldesign.com
ReplyDeleteThis is such a grand house, just beautiful and so nicely nestled into the landscape. It looks very comfortable and inviting. I love the traditional interior - I'm a sucker for a black and white entry floor, my favorite. I also love the pale green walls, see this a lot in English interiors and I wonder why we don't start doing that color more on the walls again -it is such a great backdrop for dark woods and old books. Thanks for showing us this great house.
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