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The Scene – The white-columned mansion memorializes the African-American family's remarkable rise from slavery to wealth and leadership. Built in 1910 by Alonzo Franklin Herndon, founder of the Atlanta Life Insurance Company, and his wife Adrienne McNeil, a teacher at Atlanta University, the 15-room house holds a significant place in African-American history. Herndon, Atlanta's first black millionaire, was a driving force behind minority entrepreneurship in the early 1900s. – – The Draw – The landmark shares a "Mansion to Mansion Passport" with Rhodes Hall. Visitors to…