Knox Apartments, Cauthorn House and Peachtree Road Apartments Historic District
Also known as: Peachtree Commons
Why it's listed
Four buildings on a ridge along the west side of Peachtree Road in Atlanta make up this small district: the Cauthorn House of 1921, the Knox Apartments of 1927, and the two Peachtree Road Apartments buildings of 1927-1928. The Cauthorn House is a two-story brick Dutch Colonial Revival home with a gambrel roof and a pedimented portico. The three-story blond-brick apartment buildings use Colonial Revival details and the garden-type plan, with a porch for each unit and, in the Peachtree Road Apartments, a courtyard between two buildings. Richard Kennon Perry designed those two buildings, his only apartment buildings in Atlanta. The group illustrates the 1920s apartment boom, when Peachtree Road was becoming a center for apartment living and the area lay just outside the city limits. Residents were largely small business owners, managers and salesmen. Since 1979 the buildings have operated as the Peachtree Commons condominiums. A fish pond and an entrance gate and fence were added later and do not contribute to the district.
Significance in brief: The district reflects the apartment-building construction boom along Peachtree Road in Atlanta in the early 20th century (Criterion A). It also contains excellent examples of single- and multiple-family residences, including a Dutch Colonial Revival house and garden-type apartments, one set designed by architect Richard Kennon Perry (Criterion C).
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 98000248, listed March 19, 1998. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 2214-2230 Peachtree Rd., Atlanta |
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| County | Fulton County |
| Listed | March 19, 1998 |
| Reference number | 98000248 |
| Resource type | District |
| Period of significance | 1921-1928 |
| Architect / builder | Richard Kennon Perry (1890-1954), architect of the Peachtree Road Apartments |
| Architectural style | Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals/Colonial Revival (including Dutch Colonial Revival) |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Community Planning and Development, Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Historic functions continue: the buildings remain in domestic use as condominiums (Peachtree Commons), with the Cauthorn House functioning as a single-family residence. |
| Acreage | 2 |
| Coordinates | 33.81547, -84.39216 (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 98000248.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q6423513
- This listing as JSON
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