{"nrhp_refnum":"86001252","name":"Peachtree Highlands Historic District","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Roughly bounded by Highland Dr., Martina Dr., E. Pace Ferry, and Piedmont Rds.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Atlanta","county":"Fulton County","state":"GA","lat":33.83987281900008,"lon":-84.36772878571344,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1986-06-05","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Community Planning and Development","Architecture","Social History"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A residential historic district of about 40 acres in the Buckhead area of Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, platted in 1913 and 1915 and developed between 1920 and 1935, with two adjoining streets (East Paces Ferry Road and the western block of Martina Drive) built in the same manner.","why_significant":"The district is argued to be significant for community planning, architecture and social history. It is an Atlanta example of a streetcar/automobile suburb designed for the lower middle class, in contrast to the affluent suburbs of the same period. It also holds typical modest vernacular houses influenced by Craftsman, English Cottage and Colonial Revival styles, and is one of the few intact lower middle class neighborhoods in the city and the only one in Buckhead.","narrative":"Peachtree Highlands is a modest residential suburb in Atlanta's Buckhead area, platted in 1913 and 1915 and built up mainly between 1920 and 1935. Curving, tree-lined streets with sidewalks and driveways serve narrow lots holding small one-story cottages, along with a few taller houses. Most are vernacular designs influenced by Craftsman, English Cottage and Colonial Revival styles. Several Park Circle houses came as pre-cut kits from a West Virginia company. The McKenzie family trust developed the neighborhood, advertising it in 1921 to working families, with lots priced from $860 to $1,360. Streetcar access on Peachtree Road and a driveway for each lot suited the era's shift toward automobiles. Its significance lies in showing how a suburb for clerks, tradesmen and other lower middle class residents borrowed the amenities of wealthier developments on a smaller scale. It is one of few intact neighborhoods of this kind in Atlanta and the only one in Buckhead. The district counts 105 contributing properties.","period_of_significance":"1921-1935 (active historic development); plats 1913, 1915","architect_builder":"Multiple","architectural_style":"Vernacular houses influenced by Craftsman, English Cottage and Colonial Revival styles (including Minimal Traditional, Cape Cod and one Dutch Colonial)","criteria":["A","B","C"],"status_note":"Occupied, privately owned residential neighborhood in good condition; 105 contributing properties and 30 non-contributing houses.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:42.924342-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/86001252.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"08000325","name":"Peachtree Highlands-Peachtree Park Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/georgia/peachtree-highlands-peachtree-park-historic-district-08000325/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93208292","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":null},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/fulton-county/peachtree-highlands-historic-district-86001252/"}