Peachtree Park

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Peachtree Highlands–Peachtree Park Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
A house on Highland Drive, Peachtree Park, Buckhead GA.jpg
A house on Highland Drive
Peachtree Park is located in Atlanta
Peachtree Park
LocationRoughly bounded by Piedmont & Peachtree Rds., GA 400 & MARTA N-S line., Atlanta, Georgia
Coordinates33°50′30″N 84°21′59″W / 33.84167°N 84.36639°W / 33.84167; -84.36639Coordinates: 33°50′30″N 84°21′59″W / 33.84167°N 84.36639°W / 33.84167; -84.36639
Area200 acres (81 ha)
ArchitectO.B. Jacobs, et al.
Architectural styleLate 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Bungalow/Craftsman
NRHP reference No.08000325[1]
Added to NRHPApril 25, 2008

Peachtree Park is a neighborhood in the Buckhead Community of Atlanta, Georgia.

It is bounded by:[2]

  • Peachtree Road and North Buckhead on the northwest
  • Georgia 400 and Lenox Square and Pine Hills on the east
  • MARTA north-south rail line and the Miami Circle design district of Lindbergh/Morosgo on the southeast
  • Piedmont Road and Buckhead Village and Garden Hills on the west

Historic district[]

The neighborhood is roughly contiguous with the Peachtree Highlands-Peachtree Park Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[citation needed]

The district is significant for a collection of architectural styles from 1921–1957 and for community planning and development. Styles include Colonial Revival, Craftsman, and English Vernacular revival.[3]

The district was listed on April 25, 2008 (listing number 08000325)[4] and is larger than its predecessor, the Peachtree Highlands Historic District (listed 1986), which it superseded.[citation needed]

Government[]

Peachtree Park is part of Neighborhood planning unit (NPU) B.

External links[]

References[]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ NPU B map, City of Atlanta Archived 2011-08-13 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ ""Summary of Proposed National Register/Georgia Register Nomination", Georgia Historic Preservation Division" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-08-09. Retrieved 2011-11-10.
  4. ^ National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places
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