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Various buildings can lay claim to the title of oldest structure in Atlanta. The primary reason that Atlanta does not have an abundance of older structures is that the vast majority of pre-civil war buildings were destroyed in Sherman's March to the Sea, in which General William T. Sherman burned nearly every structure in Atlanta during the Civil War. Thus, those pre-civil war buildings that remain are heavily protected by various government programs and designations due to their scarcity. ==Oldest structures in Atlanta== Oldest structure within the current city limits and still in its original location, is the Joseph Willis House: *1840 Joseph Willis House, home of early pioneer Joseph Willis and his Family, near the former Creek Indian village of Utoy in SW Atlanta. Home served as headquarters of Brigadier General Jacob D. Cox, commander 3rd Division US XXIII Army Corps (Army of the Ohio) during the siege of Atlanta. The Bomb proof written about by Cox, that three families survived the siege of Atlanta in August 1864 still exists. Mr. Willis remarked he lived in three counties, Henry, DeKalb and Fulton and never moved a single time. His grist mill was one mile south of his home along a tributary of Utoy Creek. His closest neighbor was Atlanta's first physician, Dr. Joshua Gilbert whose home was in the current Cascade Nature Preserve (Site of the battle of Utoy Creek). 1571 Willis Mill Road SW, Atlanta, GA 30311 *1856 Lemuel P. Grant Mansion, home of Lemuel P. Grant, birth home of golfer Bobby Jones, once saved by Margaret Mitchell and again by the (Atlanta Preservation Center )- 327 St. Paul Ave *1856 Meadow Nook, home of Col. Robert A. Alston - 2420 Alston Drive SE, East Lake, or the *1856–9 Judge William Wilson House - 501 Fairburn Road SW *1860 Cascade Mansion, home of Dr. William F Poole, son in law of Atlanta's first Physician, 1530 Dodson Drive SW Atlanta, GA 30311 Note however, that the Utoy Cemetery, circa 1822 is Atlanta's Oldest, Atlanta's first Physician, and DeKalb County's first Sheriff buried at the site. Oakland Cemetery was begun in 1850. Second Oldest structure now within, but which originally stood outside the current city limits is the: *c. 1840 Tullie Smith House - Atlanta History Center, 130 West Paces Ferry Rd. NW, Buckhead (moved from North Druid Hills, DeKalb County) Oldest structure with an Atlanta postal address is: * The 1831 Goodwin House in Brookhaven, which lies only east of the Atlanta city limit and has an Atlanta address 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「List of oldest structures in Atlanta」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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