Druid Hills Historic District (Atlanta, Georgia)
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Druid Hills Historic District is a historic district in Druid Hills
(partly a neighborhood of Atlanta and partly unincorporated), designed by Frederick Law Olmsted
and later by his sons, the Olmsted Brothers
. Druid Hills was Atlanta's second major suburb, after Inman Park
, and as one of Olmsted's major works, had a significant influence on future suburban development.
Olmsted's 1893 plan for developer Joel Hurt
's Kirkwood Land Company was organized around Ponce de Leon Avenue, a broad parkway on either side of a series of parks. Work did not begin until 1905, and in 1908 the development company was sold to Asa Candler, president of the Coca Cola Company and future mayor of Atlanta, who built a mansion at 1428 Ponce de Leon Avenue. Completed in 1936, the development features large mansions on either side of the central parkway overlooking the parks, designed by such architects as Henry Hornbostel
, Neel Reid
, Walter T. Downing and Arthur Neal Robinson.
The Druid Hills Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1979. It incorporates the earlier Druid Hills Parks and Parkways Historic District that was listed on the National Register in 1975.
The Druid Hills Parks and Parkways district included Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival, Italian Renaissance Revival architecture in buildings along
Location: Both sides of Ponce de Leon Ave. between Briarcliff Rd. and the Seaboard Coast Line RR tracks. This was a 250 acres (101.2 ha) area that included a total of eight contributing buildings and one other contributing structure. The 1979 expanded listing included an area of 1300 acres (526.1 ha) including Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals, Classical Revival, and Bungalow/Craftsman architecture.
Druid Hills, Georgia
Druid Hills is a community which includes both a census-designated place in unincorporated DeKalb County, Georgia, United States, as well as a neighborhood of the city of Atlanta. The CDP's population was 14,568 at the 2010 census...
(partly a neighborhood of Atlanta and partly unincorporated), designed by Frederick Law Olmsted
Frederick Law Olmsted
Frederick Law Olmsted was an American journalist, social critic, public administrator, and landscape designer. He is popularly considered to be the father of American landscape architecture, although many scholars have bestowed that title upon Andrew Jackson Downing...
and later by his sons, the Olmsted Brothers
Olmsted Brothers
The Olmsted Brothers company was an influential landscape design firm in the United States, formed in 1898 by stepbrothers John Charles Olmsted and Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr. .-History:...
. Druid Hills was Atlanta's second major suburb, after Inman Park
Inman Park
Inman Park was planned in the late 1880s by Joel Hurt, a civil engineer and real-estate developer who intended to create a rural oasis connected to the city by the first of Atlanta's electric streetcar lines. The East Atlanta Land Company acquired and developed more than 130 acres east of the city...
, and as one of Olmsted's major works, had a significant influence on future suburban development.
Olmsted's 1893 plan for developer Joel Hurt
Joel Hurt
Joel Hurt was an important businessman and developer in Atlanta active in the late 19th century through the early 20th century.Born in Hurtsboro, Alabama Joel Hurt (1850–1926) was an important businessman and developer in Atlanta active in the late 19th century through the early 20th...
's Kirkwood Land Company was organized around Ponce de Leon Avenue, a broad parkway on either side of a series of parks. Work did not begin until 1905, and in 1908 the development company was sold to Asa Candler, president of the Coca Cola Company and future mayor of Atlanta, who built a mansion at 1428 Ponce de Leon Avenue. Completed in 1936, the development features large mansions on either side of the central parkway overlooking the parks, designed by such architects as Henry Hornbostel
Henry Hornbostel
Henry Hornbostel was an American architect.He designed more than 225 buildings, bridges, and monuments in the United States; currently 22 are listed on the National Register of Historic Places....
, Neel Reid
Neel Reid
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, Walter T. Downing and Arthur Neal Robinson.
The Druid Hills Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1979. It incorporates the earlier Druid Hills Parks and Parkways Historic District that was listed on the National Register in 1975.
The Druid Hills Parks and Parkways district included Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival, Italian Renaissance Revival architecture in buildings along
Location: Both sides of Ponce de Leon Ave. between Briarcliff Rd. and the Seaboard Coast Line RR tracks. This was a 250 acres (101.2 ha) area that included a total of eight contributing buildings and one other contributing structure. The 1979 expanded listing included an area of 1300 acres (526.1 ha) including Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals, Classical Revival, and Bungalow/Craftsman architecture.
External links
- Druid Hills Historic District at Atlanta: A National Register of Historic Places Travel Itinerary
- Emory Village historic preservation incl. history of Emory Village