There is much to say about the house and about Neel Reid. I'll just show you a few pictures.
Today the Willis B. Jones House in on Paces Ferry just west of and across the street from the governor's mansion.
Until the late 1960's the house stood here at 1753 Peachtree Street on this corner across from the Mellow Mushroom.
You should have seen the Wills Jones House THEN (do click this link - really). It has since lost urns but gained dormers. The original was Job number 457, 1922 Hentz, Reid, & Alter. I don't know who designed the rebuild on Paces Ferry.
On Paces Ferry you get a zen view from the car at 45 miles per hour. You can see it better on foot but the Paces Ferry sidewalk is scary.
So I Photoshopped it back.
Hat tip to Boyd Coons, Executive Director Atlanta Preservation Center and William R. Mitchell, author of J. Neil Reed Architect and Thornton Kennedy columnist for the Northside Neighbor. Read Thornton's article about the move, "Historic rescue required $300, lots of patience".
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Where it was.
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Where it is.
I had no idea this house had once been on Peachtree. It seems such a natural fit in its current location. Looking forward to seeing the Lucas house after the move.
ReplyDeleteThis was our headquarters from about 1947 to 1966.
ReplyDeleteGREAT article! Neel Reid and Philip Trammell Shutze are my absolute hands-down favourite Southern architects of the 20th century. How wonderful that the house was rescued, moved, and finally rebuilt. Thanks Terry!
ReplyDeleteBring back the urns!
ReplyDeleteWonder where the urns are? I hope they are somewhere looking great.
ReplyDeleteI opened Vol. 1 of Garrett's "Atlanta and Environs" and the very first thing, opposite the title page, is a photograph of this house, identified as the home of the Atlanta Historical Society, purchased from the Dr. Willis B. Jones Estate. The photograph is from 1946 on Peachtree Street, urns intact. The book was published in 1954.
ReplyDeleteCan you go in and explore?
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