Southern Home

Honoring History

uilt in 1939 in Atlanta’s Buckhead community, a grand, classically built home fell into a near state of disrepair after sitting vacant for many years. While the house exuded an air of sadness—its Greek Doric columns, rotting cornices, and sagging shutters all in desperate need of tending—there were still hints of its former glory on display.

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