Margaret Mitchell’s literary masterpiece Gone With the Wind turns 75 this year. Throughout the year, the Margaret Mitchell House and Museum will host events to celebrate this silver anniversary.
In 1925, Mitchell and her husband John Marsh moved into No.1 of the Crestview Apartments as it was known then. She looked out the lead glass window at the great city of Atlanta and penned a novel that has us spellbound still today.
Gone with the Wind was published in 1936. Within the first six months of publication, the novel sold one million copies and was awarded the Pulitzer Prize. Now you can see a portion of the original manuscript on display at the museum and tour Mitchell’s apartment, which she affectionately called “The Dump.”
Apartment No. 1 is the only part of the building that remains intact, as it was when Mitchell lived there. In 1978, the Crestview Apartments building was abandoned. Preservationists came to the rescue and began efforts to save and restore the historic home in 1985.
The Mayor Andrew Young declared the building a city landmark in 1989. Tragedy struck the house in 1994 and 1996 when it was severally damaged by fires. Over coming many years of struggle and effort to restore the home, it finally opened to the public, May 17, 1997.
Apartment No. 1 is back to what it was in the early 30s when Mitchell penned her great novel. The rest of the building has become a museum and center for the arts.
They have a museum and library of works that include some of Mitchell’s girl hood writing, personal effects, and original photographs. They also display memorabilia from the 1939 film starring Vivian Leigh and Clark Gable.
Daily guided tours are given though the house daily, every half hour. Visit Atlanta for a view of history and celebrate 75 years of Gone With the Wind. Tickets are $13 for adults, $10 for seniors and students, and $8.50 for children 4-12 years old. The historic home and museum are located at Margaret Mitchell House, 990 Peachtree Street NE, Atlanta, Georgia. For more information, you can call 404.249.7015
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