Georgia - De Kalb County - Historic Districts
De Kalb County Georgia (Historic Districts) has 24 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 5 places of National significance and 5 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Avondale Estates Historic District, Druid Hills Historic District, Druid Hills Parks and Parkways, Emory University District and Oglethorpe University Historic District.

Several famous people are associated with these De Kalb County historic places including Dr. Thornwall Jacobs and Asa G. Candler Jr..

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the De Kalb County places including Frederick Law Olmsted, Charles W. Jr. Leavitt, Henry Hornbostel, Arthur Neal Robinson, Morgan and Dillon, George Weiblen, Ansley, William, et al., J.A. Wilson, Walter Hancock and Barili and Humphreys. Prominent architectural styles found in De Kalb Country are Colonial Revival, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals and Bungalow/Craftsman.

Avondale Estates Historic District (added 1986 - - #86003669)
Roughly bounded by Avondale Rd., Lakeshore Dr., Kingstone, Clarendon, and Fairchild Dr., also Lake Avondale , Avondale Estates
Aprabhu, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Et al., Robinson,Arthur Neal
Architectural Style:
Other, Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Commerce, Landscape Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Landscape
Historic Sub-function:
Park, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Park, Single Dwelling
Briarcliff (added 1988 - - #88001167)
Also known as Candler,Asa G.,Jr.,House
1260 Briarcliff Rd., NE , Atlanta
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Historic Significance:
Event, Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Frazier,Charles E.
Architectural Style:
Other, Colonial Revival
Historic Person:
Candler,Asa G.,Jr.
Significant Year:
1933, 1922
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation, Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Health Care
Current Sub-function:
Hospital
Brookhaven Historic District (added 1986 - - #86000134)
E of Peachtree-Dunwoody and N and E of Peachtree Rds. , Atlanta
Rrleffler, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Entertainment/Recreation, Landscape Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Social History, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Recreation And Culture, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Museum, Outdoor Recreation, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Recreation And Culture, Social
Current Sub-function:
Civic, Outdoor Recreation, Single Dwelling
Cameron Court District (added 1982 - - #82004662)
E of Atlanta at Braircliff Rd. , Atlanta
Atcharles, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Nicholes,H.W.
Architectural Style:
Tudor Revival, Mission/Spanish Revival, Bungalow/Craftsman
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Candler Park Historic District (added 1983 - - #83000191)
Roughly bounded by Moreland, DeKalb, McLendon, and Harold Aves., Mathews St., and Clifton Terr. , Atlanta
Goingstuckey, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Candler Park Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 2005 - - #05000140)
Roughly bounded by Moreland Ave., Freedom Pkwy., Harold Ave., Matthews St., and DeKalb Ave. , Atlanta
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Landscape
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Park, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Park, School, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Decatur Cemetery (added 1997 - - #97000459)
Also known as Old Decatur Cemetery;Decatur City Cemetery
229 Bell St. , Decatur
JSvEIHmpPE, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Scott, Robert et al., Pauley, W.C.
Area of Significance:
Art, Community Planning And Development, Black, Landscape Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Defense, Funerary, Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Battle Site, Cemetery, Monument/Marker
Current Function:
Funerary, Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Cemetery, Monument/Marker
Decatur Downtown Historic District (added 2012 - - #12000281)
Roughly bounded by N. McDonough St., E. Howard Ave., Hillyer & Commercial Sts., & E. Ponce De Leon Ave., Decatur
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce, Community Planning And Development, Politics/Government, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Decatur Waterworks (added 2006 - - #06000123)
1400 McConnell Dr., Mason Mill Park , Decatur
Aurelius787, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Engineering, Politics/Government, Landscape Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction, Landscape
Historic Sub-function:
Park, Water Works
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Donaldson-Bannister House and Cemetery (added 2009 - - #09000585)
Also known as Chesnut House
4831 Chamblee-Dunwoody Rd. , Dunwoody
Dawnwella, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Smith, Francis Palmer
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Landscape Architecture, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
Druid Hills Historic District (added 1979 - - #79000715)
Also known as Druid Hills
U.S. 29 , Atlanta
Atcharles, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Et al., Olmsted,Frederick Law
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Bungalow/Craftsman
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Landscape Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Education, Landscape, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Park, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Landscape, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Park, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Druid Hills Parks and Parkways (added 1975 - - #75002070)
Both sides of Ponce de Leon Ave. between Briarcliff Rd. and the Seaboard Coast Line RR tracks , Atlanta and vicinity
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Et al., Olmsted,Frederick Law
Architectural Style:
Tudor Revival, Other, Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Landscape Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Landscape
Historic Sub-function:
Park, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Landscape, Religion, Social
Current Sub-function:
Civic, Multiple Dwelling, Park, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Emory Grove Historic District (added 2000 - - #00000300)
Centered on N. Decatur Rd. bet. the CSX RR and the University Park-Emory Highlands-Emory Estates HD , Decatur
Dawnwella, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Ivey and Crook, Robert and Company
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival, Late Gothic Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Education, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Church School, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Education, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Church School, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling
Emory University District (added 1975 - - #75002071)
N. Decatur Rd. , Atlanta
Powerek38, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Et al., Hornbostel,Henry
Architectural Style:
Other, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Italianate
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Landscape Architecture, Social History, Religion
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
College
Current Function:
Education
Current Sub-function:
College
Inman Park--Moreland Historic District (added 1986 - - #86001209)
Also known as See Also:Kriegshaber House
Roughly bounded by N. Highland, Seminole and Euclid, DeKalb, and Degress and Nashita Aves. , Atlanta
JSvEIHmpPE, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Denny,Wallis F.
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman, Colonial Revival, Beaux Arts
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
Kirkwood Historic District (added 2009 - - #09000749)
Roughly bounded by Memorial Dr., Montgomery St., Hosea Williams Dr., Rogers St., CSX RR., & city limits , Atlanta
Brogers784, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
et al., Bruce, Everett and Hayes
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne, Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Social History, Architecture, Commerce, Industry, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Local, State, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Domestic, Education, Government, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Meeting Hall, Multiple Dwelling, Post Office, Restaurant, School, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Domestic, Education, Government, Government
Current Sub-function:
Fire Station, Multiple Dwelling, Post Office, Restaurant, School, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Kirkwood School (added 2002 - - #02001045)
Also known as Kirkwood Elementary School
138 Kirkwood Rd. , Atlanta
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
et.al., Bruce, Everett and Hayes
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival, Modern Movement
Area of Significance:
Social History, Architecture, Black, Education
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
Library, School
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling
Klondike Historic District (added 2007 - - #07001001)
Klondike and S. Goddard Rds. , Klondike
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne, Bungalow/Craftsman
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Funerary, Government, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Cemetery, Post Office, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Domestic, Funerary, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Cemetery, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Oglethorpe University Historic District (added 1994 - - #94000779)
4484 Peachtree Rd. NE. , Atlanta
Magicmeese, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Morgan and Dillon, Leavitt, Charles W. Jr.
Architectural Style:
Late Gothic Revival
Historic Person:
Jacobs, Dr. Thornwall
Significant Year:
1929, 1940, 1915
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Education, Landscape Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
College
Current Function:
Education
Current Sub-function:
College
South Candler Street--Agnes Scott College Historic District (added 1994 - - #94000787)
Also known as Decatur Female Seminary (1889);Agnes Scott Institute (1890-1
Roughly bounded by E. College, S. McDonough, S. Candler, E. Hill and E. Davis Sts. , Decatur
Kaffeemitschlag, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Ansley, William, et al.
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian, Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Education
Historic Sub-function:
College, Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Education
Current Sub-function:
College, Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
Stone Mountain Historic District (added 2000 - - #00001476)
Roughly bounded by Stone Mountain Cemetery, Stone Mountain Memorial Park, Lucie St. CSX RR, VFW Dr., and Stone Mtn City , Stone Mountain
Thatotherperson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Barili and Humphreys, Wilson, J.A.
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival, Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Black, Entertainment/Recreation, Community Planning And Development, Commerce, Architecture, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Funerary, Recreation And Culture, Religion, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Cemetery, Clubhouse, Museum, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Funerary, Government, Recreation And Culture, Religion, Social
Current Sub-function:
Business, Cemetery, City Hall, Clubhouse, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Sport Facility
Stone Mountain Quarries Historic District (added 2005 - - #05000900)
Also known as Stone Mountain Memorial State Park, Stone Mountain
Stone Mountain Memorial State Park , Stone Mountain
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential, Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Weiblen, George, Hancock, Walter
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman
Area of Significance:
Art, Architecture, Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Industry
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Landscape, Recreation And Culture, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Extractive Facility, Natural Feature, Processing Site, Rail-Related, Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art)
Current Function:
Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Natural Feature, Outdoor Recreation, Park, Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art)
University Park--Emory Highlands--Emory Estates Historic District (added 1998 - - #97001638)
Roughly bounded by N. Decatur Rd., Durand Dr., Peavine Cr., and the Druid Hills Historic District , Decatur
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Kauffman, O.F., Nash, J.T.
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Landscape Architecture, Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
Winnona Park Historic District (added 2002 - - #02000565)
Roughly bounded by E. College Ave., Avery St., S. Columbia Dr., and Mimosa Dr. , Decatur
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Wilburn, Leila Ross
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education
Historic Sub-function:
School, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education
Current Sub-function:
School, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
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