Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site: Delbridge-Hamilton Apartments (491 Auburn Avenue) Historic Structure Report
NPS SERO Cultural Resources, Partnerships and Science Division. 2015. Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site: Delbridge-Hamilton Apartments (491 Auburn Avenue) Historic Structure Report. Historic Structure Report. Southeast Regional Office (SERO)
The purpose of this report is to document the development, use, and current condition of the historic Delbridge-Hamilton Apartments at 491 Auburn Avenue located in the Birth Home block of the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site. The National Park Service will use this report to inform and guide stewardship of this historic structure. The historic structure report (HSR) is the primary guide to treatment and use of a historic structure and is a prerequisite before restoration, reconstruction, or extensive rehabilitation of any structure is undertaken. These reports provide historical background and context for the historic structure; a chronology of the building’s original development and its evolution over time; and a physical description of the building, its features, materials, and their current condition. The report concludes with recommendations for treatment and use of the building. The building at 491 Auburn Avenue, recently dubbed the Delbridge-Hamilton Apartments, has been vacant since National Park Service (NPS) acquisition in 2003. This Historic Structure Report (HSR) is based on an HSR compiled by students in Georgia State University’s Masters of Heritage Preservation program in 2010. That HSR has been substantially re-worked by the staff of the Cultural Resources Division of the Southeast Regional Office of the NPS, and the students’ narrative has been heavily edited. New historical research and building investigation has provided additional information. The HSR details the building’s historical context; the chronology of its construction, later development, and use; and the physical description and condition assessment of the building as it stands today. The final section of the report outlines a conceptual plan for future treatment and use of the historic structure. The recommendations that are included are intended to balance a variety of legal and policy restraints against the demands of modern use while preserving the building’s character-defining features and materials.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- NPS SERO Cultural Resources, Partnerships and Science Division
- Date of Issue
- 2015-03
- Units
- MALU
- Keywords
- 530 Auburn Avenue, Atlanta, Auburn Avenue, Birth Home Block, Civil Rights, Delbridge, GA, Hamilton, historic structure report, HSR, Jr., MALU, Martin Luther King, old fourth ward
- Subjects
- CRIS-HS: 090047: 491 Auburn Avenue, NE (Apartment Building)