
Rainbow Terrace, now known as Lullwater Estate, is the
Mediterranean-style Atlanta
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mansion built for
Lucy Beall Candler Owens Heinz (1882–1962), daughter of
Coca-Cola
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co-founder
Asa Griggs Candler
Asa Griggs Candler (December 30, 1851 – March 12, 1929) was an American business tycoon and politician who in 1888 purchased the Coca-Cola recipe for $238.98 from chemist John Stith Pemberton in Atlanta, Georgia. Candler founded The Coca-Co ...
. The architect was
G. Lloyd Preacher
Geoffrey Lloyd Preacher (May 11, 1882 – June 17, 1972) was an American architect. Based in Atlanta, Preacher and his firm specialized mostly in commercial offices, hotels, and apartment buildings in the Southeastern United States.
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, the architect of
Atlanta City Hall
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. It is located at what is now 1610
Ponce de Leon Avenue
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in the
Druid Hills Historic District.
Henry Heinz was shot by a burglar at Rainbow Terrace in 1943. A domestic servant was convicted of the crime, but rumours persisted that a relative murdered him.
[ Pendergrast, Mark]
''For God, Country and Coca-Cola''
p.133.
The mansion itself is now divided into condominiums, and is now surrounded by townhouses, all together forming a complex.
References
Lullwater Estate Owners' Association"G. Lloyd Preacher" ''
New Georgia Encyclopedia
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{{Druid Hills
G. Lloyd Preacher buildings
Houses completed in 1922
Mediterranean Revival architecture
Houses in Atlanta
Druid Hills, Georgia