Pemberton House (Columbus, Georgia)
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The Pemberton House is an historic house in
Columbus, Georgia Columbus is a consolidated city-county located on the west-central border of the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. Columbus lies on the Chattahoochee River directly across from Phenix City, Alabama. It is the county seat of Muscogee ...
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Location

It is located at 11 7th Street in Columbus, Georgia.George B. Griffenhagen, ''A Guide to Pharmacy Museums and Historical Collections in the United States and Canada'', Amer. Inst. History of Pharmacy, 1999, pp. 23-2

/ref>Alice Cromie, ''Restored America: A Tour Guide : the Preserved Towns, Villages, and Historic City Districts of the United States and Canada'', American Legacy Press, 1979, p. 13

/ref>Alice Cromie, ''Restored towns and historic districts of America: a tour guide'', Dutton, 1979, p. 13

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Overview

It was the private residence of
John Pemberton John Stith Pemberton (July 8, 1831 – August 16, 1888) was an American pharmacist and Confederate States Army veteran who is best known as the inventor of Coca-Cola. On May 8, 1886, he developed an early version of a beverage that would later ...
(1831–1888), the inventor of
Coca-Cola Coca-Cola, or Coke, is a cola soft drink manufactured by the Coca-Cola Company. In 2013, Coke products were sold in over 200 countries and territories worldwide, with consumers drinking more than 1.8 billion company beverage servings ...
. It is a Victorian cottage, and it has been moved to this new location and restored. It is now a private residence and cannot be toured. The house has been listed on the
National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the Federal government of the United States, United States federal government's official United States National Register of Historic Places listings, list of sites, buildings, structures, Hist ...
since September 28, 1971.


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Historic Columbus Foundation - Pemberton’s Cottage
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Georgia (U.S. state) Houses in Columbus, Georgia Houses completed in 1855 Victorian architecture in Georgia (U.S. state) Coca-Cola buildings and structures Museums in Columbus, Georgia Historic house museums in Georgia (U.S. state) National Register of Historic Places in Muscogee County, Georgia {{GeorgiaUS-struct-stub