Grant Park North

Grant Park North is a small in-town Atlanta neighborhood of late Victorian houses, most of one story, with porch woodwork, stained and leaded glass, and a scattering of Queen Anne and Eastlake forms. Brick or octagonal paver sidewalks, mature oak street trees and stone and brick retaining walls give the streets a consistent look. A few 1920s and early 1930s corner stores and a church are included. The area grew from land sold by Col. Lemuel P. Grant, who donated park land to the city in 1883. The city limits expanded in 1885, and new streetcar and street links followed. Most building took place between 1895 and 1910. Residents in 1900 included railroad workers, shopkeepers, clerks, a physician and a minister. The neighborhood lost favor in the 1920s as newer suburbs opened, then revived from the 1970s through restoration by owner-occupants. It was listed for its architecture, landscape design and role in Atlanta's early community planning.