{"nrhp_refnum":"09000457","name":"Collier Heights Historic District","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Bounded approximately by Hamilton E. Holmes Dr. on the E., Donald Lee Hollowell Pkwy. on the N., US 285 on the W, US 20","address_restricted":false,"city":"Atlanta","county":"Fulton County","state":"GA","lat":33.77035356250005,"lon":-84.48169938438687,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2009-06-23","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Community Planning and Development","Black","Social History"],"significance_levels":["national","state","local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A mid-20th-century residential suburb about six miles west of downtown Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, with roughly 1,700 houses in 54 small subdivisions on about 1,000 acres, developed between 1941 and 1979.","why_significant":"The nomination presents Collier Heights as the quintessential upper- and middle-class suburb in mid-century Atlanta, developed through African-American initiative and serving an African-American population. It was celebrated in the early 1960s as the premier African-American residential enclave in the southeastern United States, and it contains a wide range of intact Ranch and Split-Level houses. Residents also worked to keep out commercial and high-density development.","narrative":"Collier Heights is a hilly residential suburb about six miles west of downtown Atlanta, built between 1941 and 1979. It consists of roughly 1,700 houses in 54 small subdivisions bounded by Hamilton E. Holmes Drive, Donald Lee Hollowell Parkway, Interstate 285 and Interstate 20. Most homes are brick-veneered Ranch Houses, with Split-Levels, a few early Bungalows and some American Small Houses. Curving streets, large wooded lots, two parks, and churches and schools on the edges give the area its character. The district is significant because the main body was developed through African-American initiative for African-American families, at a time when many Black households faced housing shortages and segregation. By the early 1960s national publications described it as the premier Black residential enclave in the Southeast. Prominent residents included Ralph D. Abernathy, Herman Russell and Martin Luther King, Sr. Residents later blocked a shopping plaza and an apartment project, and the neighborhood retains notable integrity.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Ranch House, Split-Level, American Small House, Bungalow/Craftsman, Colonial Revival, Contemporary and Modern/International Style","criteria":[],"status_note":"Still largely residential; the churches, schools, parks and cemetery are still in use or green space, and about five percent of properties are non-contributing, mostly later houses.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:42.895763-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/09000457.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93208138","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collier_Heights","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5147163"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/fulton-county/collier-heights-historic-district-09000457/"}