Winnona Park Historic District

Winnona Park is a residential neighborhood on the south side of Decatur, Georgia, that grew through a series of subdivisions between 1914 and 1952. Shoal Creek runs through its center. The oldest houses west of the creek are Craftsman bungalows and English Vernacular Revival homes from the 1910s to 1930s. East of the creek, the Missionary Heights, Winnona Heights and Mimosa Drive subdivisions added rows of modest minimal traditional houses built mostly in the 1940s. The district also includes the 1868 Avary-Fulton House, the oldest building in the area, and the Colonial Revival Winnona Park School of 1924, which remains in use. Two Craftsman bungalows on Avery Street were designed by Leila Ross Wilburn, a pioneering Georgia woman architect. Curving streets, mature trees, consistent setbacks and unbroken rows of similar houses give the neighborhood a cohesive character. It was recognized for its architecture, landscape design and role in Decatur's suburban growth.