Lakewood Heights Historic District
Why it's listed
Lakewood Heights is a neighborhood of 413 contributing resources about three miles south of downtown Atlanta, centered on Jonesboro Road and Lakewood Avenue. Its growth followed a water works built in 1874, later replaced by Lakewood Park, and the arrival of trolley lines in the late 1890s, which linked workers' housing to the city. Most houses date from the 1890s to the 1930s, with the bungalow the most common type alongside shotgun, gabled ell, Queen Anne, New South and pyramid cottages. Brick commercial buildings with decorative brickwork cluster near the main intersection, along with two early gas stations and a small brick pump house. Churches and the 1932 Lakewood Heights School, designed by Edwards and Sayward, serve as community landmarks. The district was recognized for its architecture and for its role in community planning and development as a trolley-era working-class suburb, with relatively little intrusive infill.
Significance in brief: The district is significant in architecture for its intact collection of late 19th and early 20th century houses, commercial buildings and community landmarks, including the 1932 Lakewood Heights School by Edwards and Sayward. It is also significant in community planning and development as a working-class white suburb that grew along trolley lines extended into the area from the 1890s.
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 02000712, listed July 5, 2002. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | Jct. of Jonesboro Rd. and Lakewood Ave., Atlanta |
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| County | Fulton County |
| Listed | July 5, 2002 |
| Reference number | 02000712 |
| Resource type | District |
| Period of significance | 1895-1951 |
| Architect / builder | William A. Edwards and William J. Sayward (Edwards and Sayward)-Lakewood Heights School |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival, Commercial Style, Craftsman, Bungalow, English Vernacular Revival, Folk Victorian, Georgian Cottage, Shotgun, Gabled Ell Cottage, Queen Anne Cottage, New South Cottage, Pyramid Cottage |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture, Community Planning and Development |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Remains primarily residential with a neighborhood school, churches and a small business district; two former gas stations are non-operational and some vacant lots are overgrown. |
| Acreage | 219 |
| Coordinates | 33.70687, -84.38118 (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 02000712.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q6479403
- This listing as JSON
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