PEACHTREE FORGOTTEN

Most of the photographs here come from Peachtree Street Atlanta by William Williford, 1962.

To the immediate south of Brookwood Station (now Amtrack) stood Washington Seminary, the leading Atlanta prep school for girls.

They tore it down for this:

To the left of Washington Seminary was the Crawford house, Montrose, whose property went back to where Atlantic Steel was later built and where they kept a farm.  Dr. Crawford was my great-grandfather on my Mom's side.

Montrose was demolished so that the Retail Credit (now SCAD) could be built.

Across the street from Montrose was the Speer mansion, which was originally built downtown at Marietta Street, then dismantled, moved out "to the country," and reassembled about 1910.

The Speer Mansion was replaced by this:

At 17th Street on the east side of Peachtree was the childhood home of Margaret Mitchell. It was demolished per her instructions.

Where the Arts Alliance  and High Museum are were the McRae, High, and McBurney homes.   The latter two served as the High Museum for almost forty years.  McBurney:

The High Mansion:

On the other side of Fifteenth Street was 1222 Peachtree, show here in 1948.  It was torn down in 1969 after a basement fire occurred during the time it was occupied by Chris Manos' Municipal Theatre offices.  To its left stood 1206, the St. George apartment house, and behind it to the right is "The Castle," still standing at 87 Fifteenth Street.

On the southeast corner of Peachtree at Fifteenth stood the John E. Murphy residence, Hillcrest, on a huge lot at 1197.  It's entire third floor was a ballroom.

Opposite the surviving Women's Club at 13th Street was the DuBignon House "later incorporated into the Miller Building" before all of it was torn down.

At 8th Street was the Tompkins-Little house.

On the west side and for many years unharmed was the Raoul Mansion, behind the Americana Hotel at 6th Street.

At Fifth Street same side was the Winship residence.

which was replaced by this:

Next door was the "other" Peters mansion

which they tore down for the First Baptist Church

which was in turn torn down, because the Baptists were too scared to worship down by the Fox.

To the south of the Fox, the Franklin Simon store was built in 1948.  For a detailed photo-hostory of the FOX neighborhood, click here.

Proceeding south to Peachtree Center, these houses were on the site now occupied by Davison's which stands empty.

At Baker Street on the opposite side was the Dougherty-Hopkins home

which was demolished for this:

 and the next block down at Cain was built J.P. Allen's

which replaced Rhode Hill.

Perhaps someday God will put it back the way it should be!