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4 | OCTOBER 2025 Atlanta's LARGEST Pottery Outlet JAM’n DESIGNS POTS • FOUNTAINS • CONTAINERS • CONCRETE STATUARY • CHIMES • POTTERY OUTLET JAM’n DESIGNS - est - 2009 SAVE 15% . on your first purchase / Valid thru 10/312025 3961 Old Dixie Hwy, Atlanta, 30354 Mon-Sat 10am-5pm | Sun Noon-4pm 404-234-0453 Atlanta Fine Homes Sotheby’s INTERNATIONAL REALTY he II Expect the Unexpected: 1176 Lullwater Road in Druid Hills 6 Bedrooms, 7.5 Bathrooms, Offered for $2,900,000 One-of-a-kind new construction in coveted Druid Hills, this bespoke residence by Bongers HomeBuilders pairs timeless architecture with a vibrant, modern interior. No. 1 Agent, Druid Hills + No. 1 Metro Brokerage Your Neighborhood Expert with Global Connections c. 404.444.0192 o. 404.874.0300 peggy@atlantafinehomes.com PEGGY HIBBERT s. Sotheby’s ©2025 Atlanta Fine Homes, LLC fully supports the principles of the Fair Housing Act and the Equal Opportunity Act. Each franchise is independently owned and operated. Source: FMLS. 1/1/21-12/31/21. Druid Hills. All Property Types + Price Points. Intown Ranking: TrendGraphix. Top 5 Firms. 1/1/23-12/31/23. Zip Codes 30306, 30307, 30308, 30309, 30324. All Property Types + Price Points. 2024 Stats from FMLS & Off-Market Sales by Peggy Hibbert. EDITOR'S NOTE Atlanta needs more ‘Save the Fox’ energy EDITOR'S NOTE Collin Kelley This month’s cover story on the historic Randolph- Lucas-Jones House was a pleasure to write. Atlanta’s preservation of its historic buildings and places is a dismal report card of lost treasures, so to walk through the lovely, The city almost let the Fox Theatre be torn down 50 years ago to make way for the Bell South Tower (now called Tower Square), but the citizenry rebelled, and the “Save the Fox” campaign became a rallying cry for historic preservation. Frankly, we need that same energy to rescue buildings facing demolition, like the historic Georgia Power building at 148 Edgewood Avenue. Just as we were going to print with this issue, I was alerted that another lovely home at 205 Peachtree Circle in century-old Ansley Park home was a treat. Organizations like the Atlanta Preservation Center and Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation continue the good fight to save important places and spaces, but we’re still losing far too many structures to developers who just don’t give a damn. As you’ll see in the feature on page 31, the Randolph-Lucas-Jones House was rescued from demolition by late preservation advocate Christopher Jones and his husband, Roger Smith. Jones spent the last years of his life getting the home moved from Buckhead to Ansley Park, but never got to live in it. The house was recently re-designated by the city as a landmark building with Jones’ name formally becoming part of its legacy. A memory that is imprinted on my brain is seeing the burned-out shell of Loew’s Grand Theatre in 1978. Rather than try to restore it, the beloved old movie palace was razed and the Georgia Pacific Building put in its place. Just across the street, the gorgeous old Carnegie Library had been demolished and replaced with Marcel Breuer’s brutalist block, which the city also considered tearing down a few years ago. In my mind, one of the greatest lost structures in Atlanta is Terminal Station, knocked down in the early 70s to make way for the boring Richard B. Russell Ansley Park is under threat of demolition or renovation beyond recognition. The circa-1900 home actually pre-dates the neighborhood and is a contributing structure that helped put Ansley Park on the National Register of Historic Places. You’d think that designation would save a historic home, but not when money is involved. A bright spot: the historic Atlanta Terminal Station (Courtesy Atlanta Historical Society) A historic postcard of The Kimball House Hotel. *f ,a: - 02 da Federal Building. The Renaissance Revival station was one of those high-ceilinged, long wooden bench affairs that signified Atlanta was a major hub. It was designed by Philip Thornton Marye, who also happened to design the Randolph-Lucas- Jones House. The other lost structure that should still be here is the massive Kimball House Hotel, which used to take up an entire block at Five Points in Downtown. Considered one of the finest hotels in the South, it welcomed travelers from 1885 to 1959 before it was demolished for a parking deck. Constitution building — which sat derelict for so long that trees were growing out of it — is being renovated into homes. With its central location near the under- construction Centennial Yards, it will be nice to see a historic building amid all the new gleaming glass. The next time you read about a historic home or building under threat, send an email, pick up the phone, write a letter, or post on social media. Don’t just let it go the way of the wrecking ball. Atlanta can’t afford to lose any more of its history.
