The Reid House: Atlanta's Finest Apartment Building
A Talk and Book Signing With Stuart Noel, PhD.
Celebrate the Atlanta Design Festival and We Want More History Day with MODA as we learn about the design and history of the Reid House Condominiums, a 10-story Neo-Classical and Georgian Revival landmark just across the street from the museum, designed by Philip Trammell Shutze and Neel Reid.
Stuart Noel, Ph.D., has spent years researching the Reid House. In this talk, he will share the stories behind one of Atlanta’s most historic and elegant buildings—from its 1924 origins as the Garrison Luxury Apartments to its 1974 transformation into Reid House Condominiums—drawing on original architectural drawings and archival material. He’ll also share the process by which he wrote the newly released book, The Reid House: Atlanta's Finest Apartment Building (available in MODA's Design Shop), and sign books after the talk.
What you'll do:
Arrive at 5 PM to see MODA's latest exhibition, SALT: A Design Story. Talk begins promptly at 5:30 PM
Enjoy a welcome drink
Learn about the history of Reid House—a building most of us have only admired from the sidewalk—from its 1924 construction through its 1974 renovation
Hear stories drawn from original architectural drawings and archival research
Browse Noel’s newly released book, The Reid House: Atlanta's Finest Apartment Building, available for purchase and signing
About Stuart Noel, PhD.
Stuart Noel is Professor of English and Humanities at Perimeter College of Georgia State University, where he has taught for 30 years and served as Department Chair and Dean for 12 of them. He holds a Ph.D. in English and Film Studies from Georgia State University. Before teaching, he worked as a copywriter for Macy's Advertising and as a Public Affairs Information Officer for Fulton County Government, both in Atlanta. Noel is a longtime member of the Atlanta Preservation Center, the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation, the National Trust for Historic Preservation, the Atlanta History Center, and the Decorative Arts Trust. He founded the Truman Capote Literary Society and lectures widely as a scholar of Tennessee Williams and Truman Capote. He and his spouse Joe lived in a 1935 Tudor home in Morningside for over 25 years before moving to Reid House in 2020. Reid House: Atlanta's Finest Apartment Building is his newly released book.
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