Herndon Home, Historical museum in Atlanta, United States.

Herndon Home is a two-story brick house museum at 587 University Place NW, with a flat balustraded roof, side porches and a massive neoclassical entrance portico on paired columns. Wide sidelights and a semi-oval transom frame the door, and the interior keeps original period wood, stone and plaster, with murals of Herndon family history in the main rooms.

Built in 1910 for Alonzo and Adrienne Herndon, the house was designed largely by Adrienne, a drama teacher at Atlanta University. Alonzo, born into slavery in 1858, built a chain of barbershops and founded Atlanta Life Insurance Company in 1905, which became the nation's largest African-American-owned insurer. The home was named a National Historic Landmark in 2000.

African American artisans built this mansion, merging European design traditions with their own craftsmanship and vision. Visitors can see how Black creativity shaped every room and decorative element throughout the home.

The Herndon Home stands at 587 University Place NW in Vine City, beside the Morris Brown College campus on the site of the former Atlanta University. The house is operated by the Alonzo F. and Norris B. Herndon Foundation, which has run it since 1983 and opens it for guided tours. Visitors should note that the rooftop terrace was reported in poor condition in 2000.

Adrienne Herndon, a drama teacher at Atlanta University, designed the rooftop terrace so the campus, visible from it, could serve as a backdrop for performances. The flat roof was reported in poor condition in 2000.