Captain, William Greene Raoul Residence
Atlanta, Georgia

The Raoul residence was built in 1891 and located at 848 Peachtree.  It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 15, 1986.  Unfortunately, the vacant structure caught fire in 1991.  It was a total loss.

From the South, March, 1892 - "Mr. Raoul's residence is a fine example of domestic architecture, distinctively new in spirit as regards the South Strikingly dissimilar from the older houses of any pretension, it shows the vigor and variety of detail prevalent in the older houses of Europe, modified to suit circumstances of the Southern latitude. The architect, Mr. Bradford Lee Gilbert, is one of the leading men in his profession in New York. Examples of his work are to be found in many States. With a large culture he possesses original ideas, and he is prominent among those to whom is attributable in the surprising change which has taken place in the architecture of this country in the present generation."

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Sources:
Gilbert, Bradford Lee, Sketch Portfolio of Railroad Stations and Kindred Structures, 1895, [New York: Railroad Gazette]

Photos: Courtesy of Georgia Department of Natural Resources.