Atlanta's first suburb, Inman Park, was developed by Joel Hurt. The planned garden suburb contained two parks landscaped with rare and unique shrubs and trees (below a picture of Springvale Park). The suburb was designed with curving streets and large lots, upon which large Victorian mansions were built (see photos). Originally, the lots were sold with three conditions: 1) they were to be for residential use only, 2) new houses constructed there must cost a minimum of $3,000, 3) buildings were required to have a 30 ft front setback and a 20 ft side setback. 
Inman Park was served by a trolly that ran down Edgewood Avenue from downtown to the Trolly Barn in Inman Park (see pictures of the Trolly Barn in Chelsea's post). Residents enjoyed a short commute to the downtown business district and a parklike setting with ten acres of parks in which in picnic and take walks.
Chelsea's blog below includes pictures of a historic church (built in 1897) and a historic school (now converted to lofts).
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ReplyDeletehttp://apps.atlantaga.gov/citycouncil/2002/images/adopted/0410/02O0050.pdf
http://www.inmanpark.org/flyer.html
Lovely photos, Stephanie. Same question I posed to Chelsea: how would you categorize Inman Park historically?
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