{"nrhp_refnum":"72000384","name":"Peters, Edward C., House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"179 Ponce de Leon Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Atlanta","county":"Fulton County","state":"GA","lat":33.780885745000035,"lon":-84.38056403099995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1972-01-20","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Community Planning and Development","Landscape Architecture","Architecture","Social History"],"significance_levels":["national"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 2 1/2-story red brick mansion at 179 Ponce de Leon Avenue in Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, built circa 1883 for Edward C. Peters and designed by architect Gottfrid L. Norrman. It sits on a knoll within a wooded 3.5-acre city block.","why_significant":"The nomination calls it the best and earliest surviving example of domestic architecture from Atlanta's post-Civil War era. It is described as a fine High Victorian Queen Anne design with Shingle Style planning, the home of a founding Atlanta family, and a little-altered landmark of the city's rebuilding period. Its tree-covered block near downtown is also cited as significant open space.","narrative":"Built around 1883 for Edward C. Peters, this red brick mansion at 179 Ponce de Leon Avenue in Atlanta occupies a knoll on a wooded 3.5-acre block near downtown. Swedish-born architect Gottfrid L. Norrman designed it in the High Victorian Queen Anne mode, with a Shingle Style plan built around an open great hall, a cascading staircase and an ornamental fireplace. A band of terra cotta tile takes the place of the wooden shingles typical of eastern examples. Interiors include oak paneling, tooled leather wall covering, leaded glass and tiles. The Peters family was tied to Atlanta from its early years, through railroad development and the rebuilding after 1864. Because the family lived there for decades, the house avoided demolition and stayed close to its original appearance. It is described as the best and earliest surviving example of Atlanta's post-Civil War domestic architecture, and its tree-shaded full block near the city center adds to its value.","period_of_significance":"c. 1883-85","architect_builder":"Gottfrid L. Norrman (architect)","architectural_style":"High Victorian Queen Anne, with Shingle Style influence","criteria":[],"status_note":"Condition listed as excellent, unaltered and on its original site; the form reports the last Peters family resident died in October 1970, and the property is checked as unoccupied.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:40.224323-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/72000384.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/72000384/ede9e66fc3-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/72000384/ede9e66fc3-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Ganeshk","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Edward_C_Peters_House_2013_09_28_7872.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Ganeshk</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Edward_C_Peters_House_2013_09_28_7872.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93208298","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_C._Peters_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5342157"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/fulton-county/peters-edward-c-house-72000384/"}