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Inman Park: ​Atlanta's first suburb...

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​Inman Park was the first planned residential suburb developed in Atlanta. Its promoter, Joel Hurt, was one of the city's most important early builders. Improvements to the district, such as streets, a park, part of Atlanta's first electric streetcar line, landscaping and tree planting were well underway by the time the first lots were put up for auction in 1889, officially opening the development of the Inman Park suburb. Subsequently, more land was acquired and more lots subdivided by Joel Hurt's company, the East Atlanta Land Company, and Samuel Inman, the financier and cotton broker for whom the area was named. 

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​Inman Park was for some years occupied by many prominent Atlanta families who built typical late 19th-century Victorian homes on its picturesque landscaped streets. The founder of the Coca-Cola Company, Asa G. Candler, and his brother Warren A. Candler, a bishop in the Methodist Church and supporter of Emory University, both lived in the district. Among other important citizens of Atlanta who also lived in the neighborhood were Wilbur Fiske Glenn, an influential Methodist minister for whom Glenn Memorial Church on the Emory University campus is named; George King, founder of Atlanta's King Hardware; former Governors Allen Candler and Alfred W. Colquitt; Robert Winship, founder of Winship Machine Company; Ernest Woodruff, financier and officer of the Coca-Cola Company and his son Robert, who later assumed a prominent role in the Atlanta community.


Inman Park Tour Map

What you will see...

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​​In this historic district you will find examples of Queen Anne architecture, Colonial Revival, and Shingle Style homes and bungalows. Notable buildings include the Jacobean Revival home designed by Atlanta architect W. T. Downing, called the Ernest Woodruff House, built in 1902. At the intersection of Euclid and Elizabeth streets are the Joel Hurt House and the Asa G. Candler House. The Hurt House, a brick building also designed by Downing, has a landscape designed by the Olmsted Brothers, the sons and successors of Frederick L. Olmsted, and the home itself reflects aspects of the Prairie School style. The Candler House is a monumentally scaled, red brick home articulated by white wooden details including a two-story Ionic columned portico, arched windows and doors, and ornamental cornices. Distinctive landscape features also characterize Inman Park; in addition to the two triangles of open space at the intersection of Euclid and Edgewood avenues, known as the Triangle and the Delta, Springvale Park provides a large corridor of green space in the center of the area. Inman Park's landscape designer was James Forsyth Johnson.

Inman Park lies near the eastern boundary of the city of Atlanta and is due east of the financial center called Five Points. The district is roughly bounded by Lake, Hurt and DeKalb aves. and Krog St. The houses in the district are private residences and are not open to the public. 
SOURCE: United States National Park Service

What we love about Inman Park...


OUR FAVORITE CAFES
Bread & Butterfly
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Folk Art
Inman Perk
Little Tart Bake Shop
​Julianna's Coffee & Crepes
Parish Cafe
​Proof Bakeshop​
Revolution Doughnuts
Savi Provisions
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OUR FAVORITE PARKS / TRAILS
Atlanta Beltline Eastside Trail
Freedom Park
Springvale Park

POINTS OF INTEREST
​Atlanta Beltline
Battle of Atlanta
Inman Park MARTA
​Little Five Points
Krog Street Market
OUR FAVORITE BARS
The Albert
​Amer
Barcelona Wine Bar
Beetle Cat Surfer Den
Little 5 Corner Tavern
Euclid Ave Yacht Club
Hampton & Hudson
​Highland Cigar Co.
Hop City Craft Beer Bar
Krog Bar
​North Highland Pub
One Eared Stag
Porter Beer Bar
Superica
Ticonderoga Club
Wrecking Bar Brew Pub

OUR FAVORITE PATIOS
Bar Mercado
​Barcelona
Beetlecat Surfer Den
Bread & Butterfly
Char Korean Bar & Grille
Fritti
Kevin Rathbun Steak
Krog Bar
​Little 5 Corner Tavern
Parish Cafe
Superica
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Victory Sandwich Bar
Wrecking Bar Brew Pub
OUR FAVORITE RESTAURANTS
​Amara
Bar Mercado
Barcelona
Beetle Cat
Bread & Butterfly
Bocca Lupo
Char Korean Bar & Grille
​Folk Art
Fritti
Hampton & Hudson
Il Localino
Julianna's Crepes
Kevin Rathbun Steak
MF Sushi
Parish Brasserie
The Porter
One Eared Stag
​Rathbun's
Sotto Sotto
​Superica
​Ticonderoga Club
​Victory Sandwich Bar
​Wisteria
Wrecking Bar Brew Pub
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