without plans but worked closely with a team of black craftsmen. Unfortunately Adrienne died of Addison's disease just when the home that she had designed to be their "first real home" was nearing completion, on April 6, 1910. Norris Herndon, a 1919 graduate of Atlanta University, developed his father's insurance company from $1 million to $54 million in assets. In 1947 Norris Herndon established the Herndon Foundation which maintains the Herndon Home. He transformed the house into a museum in 1973. It was declared a U.S. National Historic Landmark in 2000. Notes Sources Further reading Clarence Albert Bacote, The story of Atlanta University: a century of service, 1865-1965, Atlanta University, 1969. 1869 births 1910 deaths African-American actresses Actresses from Atlanta American stage actresses 19th-century American actresses Actors from Savannah, Georgia Clark Atlanta University alumni American Academy of Dramatic Arts alumni Clark Atlanta University faculty Burials at South-View Cemetery American women academics 20th-century African-American people 20th-century African-American women