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The St. John's
Lutheran Church building, located at 1410 Ponce
de Leon Avenue NE, was originally built as a mansion for
several members of the Venable family, owners and operators of
the Southern Granite Company, which oversaw quarrying
operations at Stone Mountain, Arabia Mountain and Pine
Mountain. Known at the time of its completion in 1914 as
the Stonehenge Mansion, the house was made with granite from
the Stone Mountain quarry and later sold to St. John's
Lutheran church in 1959 for $60,000. The circular
sanctuary that now stands in front of the house (and is
referred to in a note scrawled on the back of the postcard
seen here), was completed in 1969 and is also
constructed with Stone Mountain granite.
A much more extensive appreciation for this fine building,
complete with a plethora of photos both inside and out can be
found
at the always informative Architecture Tourist blog.
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