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Wide view of the Swan House from the bottom of the hill – By Daniel Di Palma –

Top 10 Interesting Facts about Swan House

Atlanta, Georgia is home to the Edward Inman 鈥淪wan鈥� House. The house is an example of a classic 1928 mansion.

 It was designed by Philip T. Shutze and was built in 1928 for Edward and Emily Inman. The house and grounds were acquired by the Atlanta Historical Society (Now: Atlanta History Center) in 1966.

The house combines Renaissance revival styles with a Classical approach on the main facade. Many of the furnishings are Inman鈥檚 original furnishings.

Both The Hunger Games: Catching Fire and The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 2 have featured the house. Now let鈥檚 look at some interesting facts about Swan House.

1. The Swan house features several styles

Night view of the Swan House – By Evilarry –

The Swan House is characterized as “eclectic” due to the blending of several architectural styles. As a whole, the house adheres to Renaissance revival.

However, it draws inspiration from sources from other eras and places. Italian and English classical styles were blended to meet the demands and preferences of the wealthy 20th century.

The symmetrical western fa莽ade and the garden cascade of the Swan House are distinct from the Italian Renaissance. The east and the portico are Anglo-Palladian. Anglo-Palladian is an Italian classical style that was prominent in English country homes throughout the 17th century.

2. Edward and Emily Inman are the owners of the Swan House

Swan House was specifically designed as a home for Edward and Emily Inman, who were wealthy cotton fortune heirs. Edward Inman was a businessman from Atlanta with ties to the banking, transportation, and real estate industries. His wife Emily was active in politics, society, and philanthropy.

They commissioned Hentz, Reid, and Adler, an Atlantan architectural firm, to create a home on their property in Buckhead in 1924. The sawn motif was one of Emily Inman鈥檚 鈥渇avorite things鈥� about the house.

She gave the house its informal name, the swan building. This was based on the swan motif evident throughout the inside of the house.

In 1925, the home鈥檚 construction got underway. The house is located in the Buckhead neighborhood, a residential suburb of Atlanta. Inmans settled in once the house was finished in March 1928.

3. The house was designed by Philip T. Shutze

The grand staircase in the interior of the house – By Tanyawestbrook –

Philip T. Shutze was the architect of the Swan house. Shutze is recognized as 鈥淎tlanta鈥檚 finest renowned architect鈥�. He designed notable civic landmarks as well as private residential homes.

He was a classical architect prominent throughout America. Shutze studied architecture at the American Academy in Rome, Columbia University, and the Georgia School of Technology.

These institutions gave him firsthand exposure to the Italian Renaissance style he would use throughout his career. Working as a draftsman for the Atlanta architectural firm Hentz, Reid, and Adler launched his architectural career.

4. The interior decoration was the product of a collaboration between Shutze and Emily Inman

Swan House Bedroom – By Upstateherd –

Outside the home, there are stone obelisks and fountains that are reminiscent of Renaissance architecture. The portico has Roman Doric columns and broken pediments that were modeled after Duncombe Park in Yorkshire, England. Shutze and Emily Inman worked together on the interior.

This is because Inman wanted to make sure the home could handle her collection of antiques. The house is perched on top of a hill.

 A magnificent water cascade can be seen cascading down the hill from the house鈥檚 stairway at the back. The Palazzo Corsini in Rome served as an inspiration for the water cascade.

5. The Swan house was purchased by the Atlanta Historical Society

The Atlanta Historical Society bought the Swan House in 1966. This was to preserve it and establish a new home for the organization.

The purchase generated significant interest and participation from the community. The Swan House proved to be an insufficient space for the historical society鈥檚 headquarters.

A new building was built on the estate grounds for the express purpose of housing the headquarters. The Swan house itself was turned into a museum.

6. The Swan House was a filming location for 鈥淭he Hunger Games鈥�

Jennifer Lawrence, the Star of the Hunger Games Trilogy – By NASA/Joel Kowsky –

The Swan House served as the equivalent of the White House in the fictionalized universe of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire and The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 2.

It was used as a set location in the movies. The directors wanted a setting that “appeared like it had been there forever,” so they chose the mansion for its classical design and antique elements.

7. The Swan House is enlisted on the National Register for Historic places

The official list of historic sites in the country that should be preserved is called the National Register of Historic Places. The Swan House is a recognized historic site as part of the National Register. The Swan House was enlisted on 9th April 1987.

8. Edward Inman died three years after moving into the house

The cascading fountain following the stairs down the back of the house – By Daniel Di Palma –

The Inmans moved into their new home in 1928, a year before the Great Depression began. Just three years later, Edward Inman passed away.

Emily then asked her children and grandchildren to join her in the home. Emily Inman was so adamant about maintaining the inside grand staircase that she forbade anyone from using it.

She made everyone use the servant鈥檚 stairway at the back of the home instead. There, Emily Inman resided up until her passing.

9. Elizabeth McDuffie, worked for the Inmans and advocated for racial equality

Many household staff members were African American men and women. Discriminatory Jim Crow legislation created barriers to education, politics, and employment for many black southerners.

Elizabeth “Lizzie” McDuffie left the Inman household in 1933 to work as a third-floor maid at the White House of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. This was after spending many years working for them.

She became a political activist, promoted racial equality, and assisted in establishing a worker’s union for government employees there.

10. The furnishings in the Swan House are the Inman鈥檚 original furnishings

Swan Table – By Upstateherd –

Both the inside and outside of the home have been renovated to be historically correct, returning it to its former condition. Since 1967, visitors can take tours of the site, which offers a look at Atlanta society in the 1920s.