Mar 01, 1984
National Register of Historic Places - Charles E. Sciple House (Women's Commerce Club)
Statement of Significance: The Charles E. Sciple House is significant in architecture and local history. Architecturally, the house is significant as an unusual eclectic-style house built by a man in the building-supply business who had access to a variety of architectural elements, construction materials, and design trends. With no identified architect, the house reflects the influence of the prevailing Craftsman style, especially in its second-floor porch, wooden eave details, and entry hall, as well as Tudor and Flemish styles in the Porte cochere and end gables, respectively. This variety of elements made the Sciple house a very modern-looking and unusual residential structure to be built on Atlanta's main street, Peachtree Street, in 1907. In local history, the house is significant as the home of Charles E. Sciple (1857- 1941), an Alabama native who took over an Atlanta building-supply business (known as Sciple and Sons and later Charles E. Sciple and Son) after his father's death in 1885 and ran it, later with his own son, and others until 1925, when he joined another firm. Sciple married Katherine Murphy, daughter of Anthony Murphy, one of Atlanta's earliest philanthropists. Mrs. Sciple was a social leader as well, and was one of the founders of the Peachtree Garden Club, the first in the city to affiliate with the Garden Club of America. Mr. Sciple was an organizing founder of the Builders' Exchange. The firm sold cement, lime and plaster and was the leading building-supply firm in the city. The family lived here until 1927. Presently, it is the home of the Women's Commerce Club. These areas of significance support property eligibility under the National Register criteria B and C.
National Register of Historic Places - Charles E. Sciple House (Women's Commerce Club)
Statement of Significance: The Charles E. Sciple House is significant in architecture and local history. Architecturally, the house is significant as an unusual eclectic-style house built by a man in the building-supply business who had access to a variety of architectural elements, construction materials, and design trends. With no identified architect, the house reflects the influence of the prevailing Craftsman style, especially in its second-floor porch, wooden eave details, and entry hall, as well as Tudor and Flemish styles in the Porte cochere and end gables, respectively. This variety of elements made the Sciple house a very modern-looking and unusual residential structure to be built on Atlanta's main street, Peachtree Street, in 1907. In local history, the house is significant as the home of Charles E. Sciple (1857- 1941), an Alabama native who took over an Atlanta building-supply business (known as Sciple and Sons and later Charles E. Sciple and Son) after his father's death in 1885 and ran it, later with his own son, and others until 1925, when he joined another firm. Sciple married Katherine Murphy, daughter of Anthony Murphy, one of Atlanta's earliest philanthropists. Mrs. Sciple was a social leader as well, and was one of the founders of the Peachtree Garden Club, the first in the city to affiliate with the Garden Club of America. Mr. Sciple was an organizing founder of the Builders' Exchange. The firm sold cement, lime and plaster and was the leading building-supply firm in the city. The family lived here until 1927. Presently, it is the home of the Women's Commerce Club. These areas of significance support property eligibility under the National Register criteria B and C.
Mar 01, 1984
Posted Date
Aug 11, 2023
Historical Record Date
Mar 01, 1984
Source Name
National Register of Historic Places
