Sunset Avenue Historic District
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Sunset Avenue is a proposed 35-acre historic district in the Vine City
neighborhood just west of Downtown Atlanta
. The proposed district contains representative wood houses from the late 19th-mid 20th century, in the Folk Victorian
, Queen Anne
, Crafstman
, Minimal Traditional, Ranch
, and American Small House styles. Most are smaller homes built for the working class, though there are a few larger homes.
Vine City (Atlanta)
Vine City is a neighborhood in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. It is bounded:* on the north by Joseph E. Boone Blvd. and the English Avenue neighborhood* on the south by Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. and the Atlanta University Center...
neighborhood just west of Downtown Atlanta
Downtown Atlanta
Downtown Atlanta is the first and largest of the three financial districts in the city of Atlanta. Downtown Atlanta is the location of many corporate or regional headquarters, city, county, state and federal government facilities, sporting facilities, and is the central tourist attraction of the city...
. The proposed district contains representative wood houses from the late 19th-mid 20th century, in the Folk Victorian
Victorian architecture
The term Victorian architecture refers collectively to several architectural styles employed predominantly during the middle and late 19th century. The period that it indicates may slightly overlap the actual reign, 20 June 1837 – 22 January 1901, of Queen Victoria. This represents the British and...
, Queen Anne
Queen Anne Style architecture (United States)
In America, the Queen Anne style of architecture, furniture and decorative arts was popular in the United States from 1880 to 1910. In American usage "Queen Anne" is loosely used of a wide range of picturesque buildings with "free Renaissance" details rather than of a specific formulaic style in...
, Crafstman
American Craftsman
The American Craftsman Style, or the American Arts and Crafts Movement, is an American domestic architectural, interior design, landscape design, applied arts, and decorative arts style and lifestyle philosophy that began in the last years of the 19th century. As a comprehensive design and art...
, Minimal Traditional, Ranch
Ranch-style house
Ranch-style houses is a domestic architectural style originating in the United States. First built in the 1920s, the ranch style was extremely popular amongst the booming post-war middle class of the 1940s to 1970s...
, and American Small House styles. Most are smaller homes built for the working class, though there are a few larger homes.