Brookwood Hills Historic District
Why it's listed
Brookwood Hills is a planned suburb of about ninety acres in Atlanta, built in two phases between 1922 and 1933. It holds 255 houses, a recreation area with a pool, tennis courts, clubhouse and park, and two brick entranceways on Palisades Road and Brighton Road. Curving streets follow the gently sloping, wooded terrain and a former natural spring. Railroads, Peachtree Road and the Clear Creek woodland enclose the neighborhood, which limits through traffic and gives it a semi-rural feel inside the city. B.F. Burdette designed the landscaping, with oaks and crepe myrtles planted along the streets, and set aside the recreation land. The houses range from one-story bungalows and cottages to large Tudor and Colonial homes, built in clapboard, brick and stone. The larger houses sit mainly on Palisades Road and Wakefield Drive. The district was recognized for its community planning and landscape architecture, and later houses outside the original phases were excluded from its boundaries.
Significance in brief: The nomination marks Community Planning and Landscape Architecture as areas of significance. It presents the district as a well-preserved example of early-1920s American suburban planning, with a curvilinear street system, an enclave layout and a landscape plan by B.F. Burdette. The houses show the range of early-twentieth-century eclectic residential architecture.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 79003776, listed December 21, 1979. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | Off U.S. 19 and GA 9, Atlanta |
|---|---|
| County | Fulton County |
| Listed | December 21, 1979 |
| Reference number | 79003776 |
| Resource type | District |
| Architect / builder | B.F. Burdette (landscape design and entranceways) |
| Architectural style | Early twentieth-century eclectic residential architecture: Tudor, Colonial, Neoclassical, Bungalow and Cottage styles |
| Areas of significance | Community Planning and Development, Landscape Architecture, Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Condition is marked excellent. The district is mostly private residences, with few intrusions, and includes a community clubhouse, pool, tennis courts and park. |
| Acreage | 92 |
| Coordinates | 33.80665, -84.39004 (NPS GIS) |
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.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 79003776.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q4975228
- This listing as JSON
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