The 2012 Tour Of Homes celebrates its 41st Year with Eleven Homes and Points of Interest on Tour.
Tickets purchased online may be picked up at the main sales booth, located at the intersection of Euclid Avenue and Elizabeth Street. The main Sales Booth will be open Friday 12:00 – 4:00, and during Festival Hours Saturday and Sunday. On Saturday and Sunday you can also pick up your tickets at the Sales Booth near the MARTA Station. Please bring your printed purchase confirmation and a photo ID to pick up your tickets. Home Tour tickets are not refundable.
Tickets may be purchased on Friday for $20.00 at the main Sales Booth at Elizabeth St. and Euclid Avenue from 12:00 – 4:00pm.
Tickets may be purchased on Saturday and Sunday for $20.00 during Festival hours at the main Sales Booth (Elizabeth St. and Euclid Ave.) and at the Sales Booth near the MARTA Station.
The 2012 Tour Of Homes is sponsored by:
Homes on Tour are:
1. 840 Ashland Avenue
Ayesha Khanna and David Edwards had worked their way through three real estate agents by the time they came across an ad for this home back in 1995. Inman Park had coincidently been featured as the “Neighborhood of the Week” in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. As newcomers to Atlanta, they loved the description of this eclectic, walkable in-town neighborhood. Moments after entering this classic Queen Anne Victorian house, they knew their search for a home was over.
2. 105 Druid Circle
Built in the 1890s in the style of Queen Anne Gothic Revival, this notable home signifies an era when craftsmanship was integral to construction. Remarkably, two of these glorious homes once existed side-by-side. Built for sisters and nicknamed “The Sister Houses”, descendants who inherited the mirror house found it drafty and “unfit” for living. They performed a controlled burn in the mid-1950s and today it is replaced by a younger structure. Jane’s house met a remarkably different fate – a painstaking restoration.
3. 99 Druid Circle
It’s hard to believe this incredible house, built in 1898 as a duplex for two sisters and condemned by the city, was purchased from the courthouse steps in 1985. The initial buyer doubled his price then re-sold it quickly to the current owner. Even with the mark up, Richard Danner believes he got one of the last reasonably-priced fixer-uppers sold at court.
4. 934 Waverly Way
The house at 934 Waverly Way was built in 1906 by Sarah Adeline Seitz, an early founder of Inman Park United Methodist Church. Already a widow when she constructed the home as a rental property, she eventually moved here with close friends, the family of George W. Andrews. Eventually an Andrews descendant sold the home in 1937 to Eugene Heath, the founder of the Georgia Botanical Society.
5 1014 Edgewood Avenue
In its time, this property has seen some varied uses. In the early 1900s, it served as a miniature golf course where ladies and gentlemen passed leisure time outdoors. In 1950, it was purchased by the Iron Workers’ Union Local 387 and served the employees of industrialism. Today, that same building has been adapted into comfortable, spacious lofts.
6. 1015 Edgewood Avenue
Throughout its history, this property has seen some varied uses. In the early 1900s, it served as a miniature golf course where ladies and gentlemen passed leisure time outdoors. In 1950, it was purchased by the Iron Workers’ Union Local 387 and served the employees of industrialism. Today, that same building has been adapted into comfortable, spacious lofts.
7. 1077 Alta Avenue
Built in 1909, this modest house had endured years of neglect when Ute and Rick first saw it in 1999. At that time it was a rental property with lowered ceilings, closed interior passageways, a missing front porch and overgrown yard. The couple claims they should have run away; instead they bought the house that March – just three months before their first child was due! That’s when a series of gentle renovations began, including restoring the foundation and updating the house for practical family living. Today, the house has been refashioned into a single-family residence.
8. 225 Degress Avenue
Lori and Danny Feig-Sandoval saw the promise of this recently abandoned bungalow and purchased it in 2010 to renovate. Danny’s company, Small Carpenters at Large, asked designer Amanda Johnson to draw plans to revive the home and maintain its characteristic Inman Park architecture. Those original plans were abandoned, however, when engineers advised the owners that the structure was unsafe. The UDC agreed, the existing house was torn down, and a new set of construction drawings begun. Working within the constraints of a narrow lot (35 feet) and strict Inman Park Historic District guidelines, the family created a new and beautiful 3 or 4 bedroom, 2-1/2 bath Craftsman-style dwelling.
9. 220 Degress Avenue
It certainly can be said that Frank and Danielle Neely love living in Inman Park. In 2000, the couple bought their first home at 219 Degress. Frank designed a renovation to update the 800 square foot Craftsman home while respecting the historic character that drew him and Danielle to the home initially. That home was on tour in 2004. Years later, through a fortuitous series of events, the Neelys became owners of the house right across the street at 220 Degress. And so, another exciting renovation project ensued.
10. 210 Degress Avenue
While looking for the Trolley Barn where they were married, Alex and Andrew found their home on Degress. They have since lived in Inman Park for 15 years; compared to some, they are still just neighborhood newbies! Built in 1906, the original building application permit stated the house would have six rooms with no bathrooms. It was a kit house, designed for the use of railroad employees. Today, the structure’s architectural style is known as Transitional, bridging the gap between the Victorian era and the Arts & Crafts movement.
11. 292 Moreland Avenue
Frequently referred to as “The Wrecking Bar”, this 1900 Victorian house has eclectic elements of Roman, Renaissance, and Baroque architecture and is very recognizable with its semicircular front portico and classical Corinthian columns. The architect was Willis F. Denny II who also designed Rhodes Hall, the Inman Park Methodist Church and many other notable buildings in his short career. Originally, the building was the residence of Victor H. Kriegshaber who served in executive positions for numerous business, civic, philanthropic, and cultural organizations. Additionally, this building has been a church, a dance studio, and an architectural antiques store which was where the Wrecking Bar name originates.
