Haralson Bleckley Explained

Haralson Bleckley
Birth Date:	January 31, 1870
Birth Place:	Atlanta, Georgia
Death Date:	December 5, 1933
Death Place:	Atlanta, Georgia
Resting Place:	Oakland Cemetery
Occupation:	Architect
Spouse:	Ollie Evans
Parents:	Logan Edwin Bleckley Caroline Haralson
Relatives:	John Brown Gordon (maternal uncle)

Haralson Bleckley (January 31, 1870 - December 5, 1933) was an American architect who designed many buildings in his hometown of Atlanta, Georgia.^{[1] [2]} Several of his works are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). His office was in the Flatiron Building.^[3] He also proposed the Bleckley Plaza Plan, a largescale architectural project that would have seen the creation of a large plaza in downtown Atlanta.

Bleckley designed the University of Georgia Library Building built in 1904.^[4] He also designed the Bona Allen Mansion, built in 1911–12 in Buford, Georgia:^[5] Other works include:

• Several works in Eleventh District A & M School-South Georgia College Historic District, Douglas, Georgia, NRHP-listed. Including:

• • Peterson Hall (1907, originally the Academic Building)
  • Davis Hall (1907, a dormitory)
  • Powell Hall (1907, a dormitory)
• Baptist Church (1909), Ponce de Leon Avenue, Atlanta^[6]
• Fourth Ward School (1910) in Atlanta.^[7]
• Griffin Hotel (1910), included in Griffin Commercial Historic District, Griffin, GA (Bleckley, Haralson), NRHP-listed^[8]
• Griffin Hospital and Nurses' Home (c.1910), Griffin, Georgia^[9]
• Griffin City Hall^[10]
• One or more works in Third District A & M School-Georgia Southwestern College Historic District, 800 Wheatley St., Americus, GA (Bleckley, Haralson), NRHP-listed
• Tyree Building (1915–16), 679 Durant Pl., NE, Atlanta, GA (Bleckley, Haralson), NRHP-listed^[11] also included in the Midtown Historic District^[12]

Notes and References

1. News: Haralson Bleckley Passes; Was Prominent Architect . September 19, 2019 . The Atlanta Constitution . December 6, 1933. 9. Newspapers.com.
2. Web site: Bleckley family papers . Atlanta History Center . University System of Georgia. September 19, 2019.
3. Web site: Flatiron Building – the history of our streets.
4. Per one or more of sources in Logan Edwin Bleckley article.
5. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=83000231}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Bona Allen House ]. National Park Service. Kenneth H. Thomas Jr. . July 27, 1983 . September 19, 2019. With
6. Web site: Floors, Baptist Church, Ponce de Leon Ave, Atlanta, GA, 1909, Original Plan. Haralson Bleckley.
7. Web site: Fourth Ward School, Atlanta, GA, 1910, Haralson Bleckley.
8. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=88002310}} National Register of Historic Places Registration: Griffin Commercial Historic District]. National Park Service. Debra A. Curtis . September 28, 1988 . March 27, 2018. With .
9. Web site: Preservation South.
10. Web site: The Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation • DID YOU KNOW? Atlanta architect Haralson Bleckley.
11. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=82002421}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Tyree Building ]. National Park Service. Kenneth H. Thomas Jr. . May 17, 1982 . September 19, 2019. With
12. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=99000161}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Midtown Historic District / Uptowne ]. National Park Service. Steven H. Moffson . Bamby Ray . December 24, 1998 . September 19, 2019. With