Like most every other public museum and local attraction, The Wren’s Nest is closed to the public until further notice due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This includes tours and our regular storytelling hour 1 p.m. Saturdays.
The former home of Joel Chandler Harris, an American journalist, fiction writer and folklorist best known for his collection of Uncle Remus stories and defense of slavery, is at 1050 Ralph David Abernathy Blvd, SW Atlanta.
Officials are working on ways to resume some services and will keep the public information when it will return to regular hours and programming.
The Wren’s Nest does want to remind the public about recent restoration work.
Prior to The Wren’s Nest’s closure, everyone was excited to see the progress happening on construction projects. There is work that continues in the backyard, including re-establishing a kitchen garden. This work is part of a grant from Deloitte.
There has also been floor restoration work. Rosebud Company did the back bedroom of The Wren’s Nest. This room was once Harris’s sons’ room, his mother’s room, and then his wife’s room. It later served as an apartment for a live-in caretaker and docent after the house became a museum.
This project was made possible due to a grant from the Gables Foundation.
Information: wrensnest.org
