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Books of Area Interest
*Albert E. Thornton House
105 W. Paces Ferry Rd. Albert E. Thornton, grandson of General Alfred Austell, one of Atlanta’s pioneers, built this stucco, Regency Revival-style house designed by the architect Philip Trammell Shutze.
*Henry B. Tompkins House
125 W. Wesley Rd., NW This early 20th-century house and its landscaped gardens illustrate the careful attention to detail, proportion, and siting of Atlanta architect Neel Reid.
*Trygveson
3418 Pinestream Rd., NW The interior of this Italian Baroque style villa (also known as the Pink Castle) showcases many Baroque ornaments, including an Allyn Cox (1896-1982) mural. “Trygveson” comes from the Welsh version of the last name of Mary Guy Trigg, wife of Andrew Calhoun, the original owner.
*Tullie Smith House
(at the Atlanta History Center)
3136 Slaton Dr., NW This circa 1840 plantation-plain type house and its detached kitchen, moved to this site from DeKalb county in 1969, is typical of the farmhouses common in the Georgia Piedmont in the 19th century.
*Mary Elizabeth Tyler House
2887 Howell Mill Rd. An impressive example of Classical Revival-style architecture, this residence was completed in 1921 by Mary Elizabeth “Bessie” Tyler, a seminal figure in the shameful rise of the Ku Klux Klan in the early-20th century.
*Villa Lamar
801 W. Paces Ferry Rd. This fine example of the Italian Renaissance style, built in 1911-1912, with its marble, mosaic tile, tile roof, and Palladian style entrance loggia, is significant as the only known work in Georgia of the nationally-known architect George O. Totten, Jr..
*George & Emily Winship Jr. House
2626 Brookwood Dr., NE This two-storey Tudor Revival-style residence features elaborately patterned brickwork, half-timbering, and multi-paned windows. Its front door, made entirely of mahogany, weighs 400-pounds. Built in 1925, its grounds were designed by one of Atlanta’s first landscape architects, William Pauley.
*Stuart Witham House
2922 Andrews Dr., NW This Neo-Georgian style house, built in 1926, is one of the latter designs of Neel Reid, the principal designer for the Atlanta firm of Hentz, Reid, & Adler.
* listed on National Register of Historic Places ** nominated to National Register of Historic
Places
Civil War heritage trail, Buckhead driving route
From Peachtree Dunwoody Road, at Sandy Springs / Atlanta City limits, south to Peachtree Road, southwest to West Paces Ferry Road, west to Moores Mill Road, southwest to Howell Mill Road, south to Peachtree Battle Road, east to Peachtree Road, north to Lindbergh Drive, east to Lavista Road, east to Fulton/DeKalb county limits. Interpretive Civil War markers include (#25) Battle of Peach Tree Creek along Peachtree Battle (between Howell Mill and Northside), and (#26) Peach Tree Creek Crossing along Peachtree (between Peachtree Battle and Lindbergh). civilwarheritagetrails.org/ga-civil-war-trails-map/ga-atlanta-campaign.html
historic cemeteries
Address (alphabetical order) Cemetery Approximate Number of Known Burials
Earliest Known Burial Date Notes
3011 Arden Rd. New Hope 201 1889 Dr. James H. Smith deeded an acre of land in 1872 to his former slaves. 834 Canterbury Rd. Piney Grove 330 1889 Slave graves. Land was purchased in 1826 for Piney Grove Missionary Baptist Church at this location.
1001 Edison Garden Guess Family Cemetery
24 1863 Measuring roughly 100 feet square, cemetery is located behind a private residence in the Pine Hills neighborhood where four of the twenty graves have markers, the rest are indicated by unmarked stones. 1879 Howell Mill Rd. Old Mt. Zion 2 1864 Formerly at Mt. Zion Baptist Church, now Northside Park Baptist Church.
4244 Lake Forrest Drive, NW North Fulton Park 86 1922 This former potter’s field is believed to house the graves of white occupants of the Fulton County Alms House (now one of the Galloway School’s five main buildings.)
Loridans Dr. @ GA-400 Lowry-Stevens Cemetery
60 1849 A few hundred yards north of Wieuca Road, Land Lot 42 of the 17th District of Fulton County 3612 Paces Ferry Rd. Pleasant Hill 15 1896 Formerly Pleasant Hill Methodist Church, now Paces Ferry United Methodist Church.
433 Pharr Rd. Mt. Olive 75 1925 Mt. Olive Baptist Church was a black church in the area.
3725 Powers Ferry Rd.
Sardis 1,000 1831 Originally called Oak Shade Cemetery. Abraham M. Clarady thought to be earliest burial – but there is no date. 214 W. Paces Ferry Rd. Harmony Grove 171 1837 Cemetery once adjacent to the Harmony Grove Baptist Church.
Data: Franklin Garrett, Buckhead Heritage Society, Atlanta History Center, Susan Barnard, Kenneth H. Thomas, Jr., and Chastain Park Conservancy.
BUCKHEAD HAS OVER SIXTY GALLERIES
Alan Avery Art Company
Anne Irwin Fine Art
Anne O Art
Antonio Raimo Galleries, Ltd.
Anthony Liggins Studios
The Art House Gallery
The Artists’ Atelier of Atlanta
Atlanta Art Gallery, Inc.
Atlanta Artists Center
Atlanta Photography Group
Beverly Bremer Silver Shop
Bill Lowe Gallery
764 Miami Circle, NE, #210, 30324 (404) 352-8114
Blue Heron Nature Preserve Art Gallery
4055 Roswell Rd., 30342 www.bhnp.org
Buckhead Art & Company
Chastain Art Center & Gallery
Connell Gallery (by appointment) (404) 261-1712
Copeland Collection Gallery
Ferrari Fine Art Gallery-Atelier
Foxglove Antiques & Galleries
Bill Lowe Gallery
Framers on Peachtree
2351 Peachtree Rd., NE, 30305 (404) 237-2888
Frances Aronson Fine Art
The Galleries of Peachtree Hills
Gallery 515
515 E. Paces Ferry Rd., NE, 30305 (404) 233-2911
Gallery Walk at Terminus
3280 Peachtree Rd., NE, 30305 (770) 435-5180
Genema Gallery
Gregg Irby Fine Art
3725 Powers Ferry Rd., NW, 30342 (404) 941-9787
Grey Parrot Gallery
Hagedorn Foundation Gallery
Huff Harrington Fine Art
International Art Properties
45-B Bennett St., NW, 30309 (404) 237-6990
J. Tribble Antiques
Jackson Fine Art
Juliette Gallery
75 Bennett St., NW, 30309 (404) 350-0350
Lagerquist Gallery
The Limelight Gallery (at Binders)
Lumiere Gallery
Mason Fine Art
Mason Murer Fine Art
Maune Contemporary
Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia (MOCA GA)
The Nicholson Gallery
Peachtree Battle Antiques & Interiors
Persian Galleries
Phoenix Art Group
Picture This Gallery & Framing, Inc.
3145 Piedmont Rd., NE, 30305 (404) 261-4090
Pryor Fine Art
Red Canvas Studios
Regency House
Reinike Gallery
Sandee O. Photography
Sarah Brown Studio Gallery
Saville Art Studios
The Signature Shop & Gallery
Spalding Nix Fine Art
Spare Time Gallery
Sportsman’s Gallery
The Stalls
Swan Coach House Art Gallery
Terry Furuta Designs
TEW Galleries, Inc.
Thomas Deans Fine Art
Topaz Gallery
Trowbridge Gallery
351 Peachtree Hills Ave., 30305 (404) 816-8612
TULA
75 Bennett St., NW, 30309 www.tulaartcenter.com
Wentworth Gallery
Phipps Plaza, 3500 Peachtree Rd., NE, Ste. E-31, 30326 (404) 233-0903 www.wentworthgallery.com
Wing and a Prayer Studios
3725 Powers Ferry Rd., NW, 30342 (404) 231-1206
Books of Buckhead Interest:
Brookwood Hills (Images of America Series) Betsy Crosby and Elaine Luxemburger; paperback, Arcadia Publishing, 128 pages.
Charlie, Just Do Better Next Time, Vincent Coppola; published by Stock Design Books; 146 pages
Buckhead, A Place for All Time, Susan K. Barnard; published by R. Remis; 128 pages
Play it Again, Sam: The Notable Life of Sam
Massell, Atlanta’s First Minority Mayor, Charles McNair; published by Mercer University Press; 242 pages; a biography of Sam Massell with chapter coverage as Founding President of Buckhead Coalition and, nationally, Community branding initiatives.
Selig: celebrating 100 years. Dick Parker; published by Looking Glass Books; 217 pages; a history of Steve Selig’s family business.
Tony Conway: Legendary Events, Tony Conway and Mysty McLelland; published by Legendary Editions; 252 pages.
