I often dive into public domain sources to see what exists. If you are in Atlanta, you have likely heard about the “Mansions on Peachtree” and how only a couple of them are left. I thought I would pull together a post about the photos I find in the public domain.
The images below are arranged from downtown to Buckhead. The Governor’s Mansion is shown first, but the rest of the homes are listed as you move north up Peachtree.
As I find more images, I will update this post.
If you’d like to see other homes that are no longer extant in Atlanta, please visit Mansions of Atlanta’s Past.
This was the first official governor’s mansion after the capitol was moved from Milledgeville to Atlanta. Rufus Bullock was the first governor to reside here. It was located at the intersection of Peachtree St and Cain Street (now Andrew Young International Blvd.) and was used from 1870-1923.
Samuel Inman and his family lived at 53 Peachtree Street in 1900. This would be where Woodruff Park is between Auburn and Edgewood Avenues.
According to the 1898 Atlanta City directory, the BF Abbott place was located at 190 Peachtree Street. If you look to the right of the photo, you will see the columns of the Leyden Home. G. L. Norman was the architect.
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The Leyden home was located at 198 Peachtree Street, according to the 1900 Census. It was between Ellis St. and what is now Andrew Young International Blvd. The columns of this home are still in Atlanta. More info about the Leyden Columns can be found here.
J. R. Wylie, a grocer, lived at 266 Peachtree Street, which was near the Capitol City Club.
This was the home of Dr. John R. Hopkins. According to the 1910 Census Records, he and his family lived at 275 Peachtree Street. This was located at Peachtree Street and E. Baker Street, where the Hyatt Regency is today.
This home was 3 houses south of the Porter Place below. It was located at 308 Peachtree Street. In the book where I found this photo, this home was described as modest in comparison to the other homes on Peachtree Street.
James Henry Porter was located at the intersection of Peachtree Street and Porter Place. The 1900 Census Address was 330 Peachtree Street.
John W. Grant-1900 Census address is 423 Peachtree Street. It was located on Peachtree Street between Pine and Currier Streets.
Walker P. Inman’s home was at 478 Peachtree Street which was at the intersection of Howard Street. The Emory Midtown campus covers Howard Street now.
This home was located at 527 Peachtree Street. This house was next to North Avenue Presbyterian Church.
William Ellis Sr.’s home was located at 547 Peachtree Street which places it just south of Ponce de Leon Avenue.
There is a chance that this could have been William Ellis Jr.’s home which was on North Avenue. The book doesn’t provide me with enough details to narrow it down between father and son.
Found in the 1908 Atlanta Phone Directory is this advertisement for the Dr. J. W. Roberts home, which was designed by architect R. H. Carpenter. This was at the intersection of 3rd Street and Peachtree.
This home was located at 614 Peachtree Street. Today this house would have been located at the intersection of Peachtree Street and 3rd Street.
In 1900, this home was located at 672 Peachtree Street. This house was located at the intersection of 5th Street and Peachtree Street.
This home was located at 708 Peachtree Street, which places it at the intersection of Peachtree Street and 6th Street.
The Egleston family resided at 759 Peachtree Street.
Judge Henry B Tompkins lived in this home at 760 Peachtree Street until his death in 1903. The 1911 Sanborn map does not show a 760 Peachtree, but I put this house between 8th Street and Peachtree Place based on the other house number. His son built a prominent home in Buckhead that still stands today.
According to the 1903 Atlanta Phone Directory, this home was located at 789 Peachtree Street. This home was located halfway between 7th and 8th Streets.
This home was located at 794 Peachtree Street.
This home was a little trickier to trace, as the 1900 and 1910 census records listed them at two different addresses. The Atlanta directories were searched, and thankfully, the Patterson family had the same address for 1903 and 1904. This home was located at 874 Peachtree Street. This home was between 11th and 12th Streets on the west side of Peachtree.
This home was located at 915 Peachtree Street. This home was located at 13th Street and Peachtree.
The du Bignon family had homes all across the state. From what I can determine, they lived at 925 Peachtree Street for only a short time.
The Alexander W. Smith family lived at 954 Peachtree Street. They happen to be the neighbors to the immediate north of the Wimbish family. While the Wimbish home still stands, the Smith family home was demolished years ago.
This home was located at 958 Peachtree Street which does not appear on the 1911 Sanborn map. Due to the growth along Peachtree Street, house numbers would sometimes change, especially as Peachtree grew north. Based on other homes, I place this house between 14th and 15th Streets.
According to the 1903 Phone Directory, the Browns lived at 968 Peachtree Street. This home was located at the intersection of 14th Street and Peachtree.
Harriet High donated her house to the Atlanta Art Association to start a museum. The High Museum used the house until 1955, when it moved into a new location next to the house.
This home was located at Marietta and Spring Street. It was moved piece by piece to be relocated at Peachtree Street and what is the Buford Spring Connector.
The Crawfords had different addresses in 1900 and 1910. The image was published in 1903. The 1903 Atlanta Phone Directory states the Crawfords listed at “Brookwood.” My assumption is that it must have been one of the first homes in the Brookwood area of Peachtree Street.
This home was built by B. R. Padgett and Sons as detailed by this advertisement in the 1908 Atlanta Phone Directory.
The Anderson home was listed just as “Peachtree Road“ in the 1903 Atlanta Phone Directory.
This stereograph was created by the M.M. & W. H. Gardner firm. The information on the photo simply says a home on “peach tree.” It resembles the Porter Place, but I do not think they are the same home because of the difference in windows and other details in the home.
Reference: Martin, T. H. (Thomas H.)., Atlanta Chamber of Commerce., Atlanta (Ga.). City Council. (1898). Hand book of the city of Atlanta: A comprehensive review of the city’s commercial, industrial and residential conditions.
Gravure Illustration Company. (1903). Art work of Atlanta, wGeorgia: published in nine parts. Chicago, Ill.: Gravure Illustration Co.
Millis, M. Raoul. (1943). The family of Raoul: a memoir. [Asheville, N.C.]: Priv. print. [The Miller Printing Company].
