{"nrhp_refnum":"97001638","name":"University Park-Emory Highlands-Emory Estates Historic District","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Roughly bounded by N. Decatur Rd., Durand Dr., Peavine Cr., and the Druid Hills Historic District","address_restricted":false,"city":"Decatur","county":"DeKalb County","state":"GA","lat":33.79058884850008,"lon":-84.31593473449865,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1998-08-31","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Community Planning and Development","Landscape Architecture","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A residential historic district of roughly 67 acres south of Emory University in the Decatur vicinity of DeKalb County, Georgia. It combines three subdivisions laid out between 1916 and 1925: University Park, Emory Highlands and Emory Estates.","why_significant":"The district is significant for architecture because it contains Craftsman bungalows, English Vernacular Revival cottages and Colonial Revival houses typical of early 20th-century Georgia. It is significant for landscape architecture because its plan borrows design elements from neighboring Druid Hills. It is significant for community planning because its smaller, uniform lots reflect rising demand for moderately priced housing near Atlanta, Decatur and Emory University.","narrative":"This residential neighborhood of about 67 acres lies south of Emory University in DeKalb County, near Decatur, Georgia. It grew in three phases between 1916 and 1943: University Park (1916), Emory Highlands (1923) and Emory Estates (1925). Streets run seamlessly between the three, and houses share uniform setbacks, large front lawns and mature plantings. Craftsman-style bungalows, English Vernacular Revival cottages and two-story Colonial Revival houses are the most common types. The street plan echoes neighboring Druid Hills, with curved street elements, landscaped traffic islands, sidewalks with planting strips and granite curbs, though lots are smaller and uniform, and streets run on a north-south axis. The smaller lots reflect demand for moderate housing for workers in Atlanta and Decatur and for Emory University faculty and staff. The district counts 150 contributing buildings and one contributing site, the street plan, along with 31 noncontributing buildings. These include later houses and two motel buildings on North Decatur Road.","period_of_significance":"1916-1943","architect_builder":"O. F. Kauffman, engineer; J. T. Nash, engineer","architectural_style":"Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals: Tudor Revival, Colonial Revival; Late 20th Century American Movements: Bungalow/Craftsman","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Current functions are single and multiple dwellings. A c. 1930 log cabin built for Girl Scouts survives and is now used as rental property.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:43.078244-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/97001638.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93207820","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_Park%E2%80%93Emory_Highlands%E2%80%93Emory_Estates_Historic_District","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7894857"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/dekalb-county/university-park-emory-highlands-emory-estates-historic-district-97001638/"}