Atlanta, Georgia - Grant Mansion

Restored Grant Mansion

Lemuel Pratt Grant came to Atlanta in 1840 as a railroad engineer and over the next 40 years prospered as he built Georgia’s railroads and secured Atlanta’s place as a railroad center. Promoted through the ranks, he became president of the Atlanta and West Point Railway (1881-87) and the Western Railroad of Alabama (1883-87). He helped incorporate several other railroads along the way. He donated the land for what is now known as Grant Park as a place for children to play and also the land for what is now Grady Hospital. He is considered a "founding father" of Atlanta. The restored mansion is now the headquarters of the Atlanta Preservation Center.                    (information from Preservation Atlanta)