Special and Twilight Tours offered March through May

This spring the Atlanta Preservation Center (APC) is offering free, special guided walking tours developed by our guides in addition to continuing its monthly guided Twilight Tours.

Special tours

Historic Downtown: The Prequel
Saturday, March 29 at 11 am.
The APC’s Historic Downtown tour normally covers the city’s early skyscrapers from the 1890s to the 1930s. This new tour developed by guides Mike Canfield and Dan Knapp begins 60 years earlier and 3 blocks south of its regular start point.  Meet at the Atlanta Convention and Visitors Bureau outlet at Underground Atlanta at the corner of Upper Alabama and Pryor Streets.

Inman Park
Sunday, May 4 at 2 p.m.
This special tour by Jan Keith begins with a tour of the c1890 King-Keith Bed and Breakfast, and its garden. The house, located at 888 Edgewood Ave., is not open for the regularly scheduled Inman Park tours. Built for King Hardware Company owner, George King, this turreted house is one of the oldest in Inman Park. The interiors have been beautifully restored and filled with period furniture. Meet on the sidewalk in front of the house.

Druid Hills: Neel Reid designed houses on Fairview Road
Friday, May 9 at 6:30 p.m.
Guide Barbara Vogel will repeat her special tour of the Neel Reid-designed houses on Fairview Road in Druid Hills. Atlanta classical architect Neel Reid (1885-1926) has been nationally recognized for his contributions to the “American Renaissance” in architecture. From 1911 to 1919 he designed 26 homes in Druid Hills, which had been planned by Frederick Law Olmsted in 1893 and developed by Joel Hurt and Asa Candler. Meet at St. John’s Lutheran Church at the corner of Ponce de Leon Ave., and Oakdale Road.

Reservations for these special tours are required. Please call 404-688-3353, ext. 10 for a reservation.

 

Twilight Tours
We have scheduled eight Twilight Tours in April and May. All tours begin at 6:30 p.m.

Historic Midtown -- Starting at the Peters House, built by Edward C. Peters in 1883, the tour passes by other residences belonging to famous Atlantans such as Pulitzer Prize winner Ralph McGill, editor of The Atlanta Constitution, and well-known city historians, Wilbur Kurtz and Franklin Garrett. Meet on the sidewalk in front of the Peters House on Piedmont Avenue between North and Ponce de Leon Avenues.

• Thursday, April 3
• Thursday, May 1

Druid Hills – Planned in 1893 by world-renowned designer Frederick Law Olmsted, Druid Hills is noted for its landscape and diverse architectural styles designed by Atlanta’s top architects.
Meet at St. John’s Lutheran Church, corner of Ponce de Leon Avenue and Oakdale Road

• Friday, April 11
• Friday, May 4 (Barbara Vogel’s special tour of the Neel Reid designed homes on Fairview Road in Druid Hills)

Margaret Mitchell’s Ansley Park -- Developed beginning in 1904, Ansley Park is Atlanta’s first driving suburb and home to Margaret Mitchell for most of her life. Meet on the steps of First Church of Christ Scientist at Peachtree and 15th street

• Saturday, April 12
• Saturday, May 10

Inman Park – Dating from 1889, Inman Park is a show place of elegant Victorian homes, whose owners include Coca-Cola magnates Asa Candler and Ernest Woodruff. Meet at King-Keith Bed and Breakfast, 889 Edgewood Avenue

• Thursday, April 17
• Thursday, May 15

Tours are $10 for adults and $5 for students and seniors and free for APC members. Tours last about 1½ hours. Please call 404-688-3353, x10 for reservations.