Peachtree Highlands Historic District
Why it's listed
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.
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| Period of significance | 1921-1935 (active historic development); plats 1913, 1915 |
|---|---|
| Styles | Vernacular houses influenced by Craftsman, English Cottage and Colonial Revival styles (including Minimal Traditional, Cape Cod and one Dutch Colonial) |
| Areas of significance | Community Planning and Development, Architecture, Social History |
| Acreage | 40 |
| Boundary source | NPS cultural-resource GIS polygon |
| Full listing page | Peachtree Highlands Historic District (property record) |
What listing means for this property
This is a historic district. Buildings within its boundary are either contributing (they add to the district's significance) or non-contributing. Owners of contributing income-producing buildings can claim the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit; homeowners should look at state credits. National Register districts impose no design review by themselves; a local historic district ordinance, if one exists, does (the difference explained).
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.