1 9 3 9 ▁film ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁book . ▁ ▁The ▁house ▁is ▁listed ▁on ▁the ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ▁and ▁is ▁also ▁designated ▁as ▁an ▁historic ▁building ▁by ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Atlanta . ▁ ▁House ▁history ▁The ▁house ▁was ▁built ▁as ▁a ▁single - family ▁residence ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 9 . ▁Com mer cial ▁development ▁quickly ▁over to ok ▁the ▁neighborhood , ▁however , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 7 ▁the ▁original ▁family ▁moved ▁to ▁Dru id ▁Hills . ▁The ▁house ▁changed ▁hands ▁several ▁times ▁until ▁the ▁winter ▁of ▁ 1 9 1 3 – 1 4 ▁when ▁the ▁house ▁was ▁moved ▁onto ▁a ▁new ▁bas ement ▁story ▁constructed ▁on ▁the ▁rear ▁of ▁the ▁lot . ▁Given ▁a ▁C res cent ▁Avenue ▁address , ▁the ▁building ▁was ▁rem ode led ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁and ▁converted ▁into ▁a ▁ten - unit ▁a partment ▁building , ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁C res cent ▁A part ments , ▁and ▁" three ▁brick ▁stores " ▁were ▁built ▁where ▁the ▁house ▁had ▁originally ▁sat . ▁Loc ated ▁in ▁what ▁was ▁then ▁Atlanta ' s ▁largest ▁business ▁district ▁outside ▁of ▁dow nt own , ▁close ▁to ▁t rol ley ▁lines , ▁and ▁walking ▁distance ▁from ▁her ▁parents ' ▁house , ▁the ▁C res cent ▁A part ments ▁was ▁home ▁to ▁Margaret ▁Mitchell ▁and ▁John ▁Marsh ▁when ▁they ▁married ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 2 5 . ▁Unfortunately , ▁the ▁building ' s ▁owner ▁became ▁over - ext ended , ▁and ▁it