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M.A. Hale Residence (1892) – Atlanta

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J.W. Golucke. M.A. Hale Residence (1892). Inman Park, Atlanta.
J.W. Golucke. M.A. Hale Residence (1892). Inman Park, Atlanta.

This Queen Anne-style home is Atlanta’s only known extant work designed by J.W. Golucke (1857-1907),1 2 a shyster carpenter who built a career on smooth talk and grand delusions of being a legitimate architect.

A thoroughly fraudulent and incompetent designer, Golucke was one of several “Atlanta architects” of his era who did little actual work in the city, primarily peddling their shoddy plans to poor, rural communities that didn’t know any better.

If you travel through backwoods Georgia, you’ll find more than a dozen county courthouses by Golucke’s design3—all of them terrible.

Golucke fittingly died in a southwest Georgia jail cell while being held on charges of forgery,4 weeks after attempting suicide under the influence of drugs.5 6 His work is not celebrated here.

Gallery

Gable on the facade of the M.A. Hale Residence, Atlanta
Gable on the facade of the M.A. Hale Residence, Atlanta
Cornice and corbels on the M.A. Hale Residence, Atlanta
Cornice and corbels on the M.A. Hale Residence, Atlanta
Second-floor bay window on the M.A. Hale Residence, Atlanta
Second-floor bay window on the M.A. Hale Residence, Atlanta
Porch post and ornamentation on the facade of the M.A. Hale Residence, Atlanta
Porch post and fretwork ornamentation on the facade of the M.A. Hale Residence, Atlanta
Porch pediment and ornamentation on the facade of the M.A. Hale Residence, Atlanta
Porch pediment and fretwork ornamentation on the facade of the M.A. Hale Residence, Atlanta
Oval window and porch post on the facade of the M.A. Hale Residence, Atlanta
Oval window and porch post on the facade of the M.A. Hale Residence, Atlanta
Fretwork ornamentation on the M.A. Hale Residence, Atlanta
Fretwork ornamentation on the M.A. Hale Residence, Atlanta

References

  1. “Atlanta’s Growth.” The Atlanta Constitution, July 13, 1892, p. 7. ↩︎
  2. “Mrs. M.A. Hale’s Death.” The Atlanta Constitution, March 29, 1896, p. 6. ↩︎
  3. J.W. Golucke – Wikipedia ↩︎
  4. “Death Takes J.W. Golucke”. The Atlanta Constitution, October 28, 1907, p. 6. ↩︎
  5. “J.W. Golucke Tries to Take His Life in Newton Jail”. The Atlanta Journal, October 7, 1907, p. 1. ↩︎
  6. “Atlanta Man Tries Suicide”. The Atlanta Constitution, October 8, 1907, p. 9. ↩︎

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