Druid Hills
enjoys both national and local
designations.
The Druid
Hills community has within its boundaries four National Register
Districts and two locally-designated districts that protect,
preserve, and enhance this very special neighborhood.
National
designation identifies; local designation protects.
Two local
districts protect Druid Hills: the DeKalb County Historic
District and the City of Atlanta Landmark District. These local
designations protect the qualities that we love about our late 19th
century/early 20th century neighborhood.
The DeKalb
County Historic District protection takes the form of guidelines;
and the City of Atlanta Landmark District protection takes
the form of zoning.
External changes
to properties in Druid Hills need a Certificate of Appropriateness
(COA).
The DeKalb
County Historic Preservation Commission and the Atlanta Urban
Design Commission grant COAs on the basis of the Druid Hills
Historic District Guidelines and the Druid Hills Landmark District
regulations. This simple process provides protection for Druid
Hills and for property owners. (Your neighbor cannot do something
inappropriate for the ‘look’ and sense of place that is Druid
Hills.)
Join the Druid
Hills Civic Association Historic Preservation Committee! Eternal
vigilance is the price of preservation too. (with apologies to
Thomas Jefferson) For more information contact
dekalbhistoric@druidhills.org or
atlantahistoric@druidhills.org
The History
of Historic Preservation in Druid Hills
1938
– Druid Hills Civic Association founded
1966
- National Historic Preservation Act passed by Congress
1975
– Ponce de Leon Parks and Parkway listed on National Register of
Historic Places. Emory University (historic core of campus) listed
on National Register
1979
– Druid Hills (original 1400 acres) listed on National Register
(incorporating Parks and Parkway listing into one District)
1982
– Druid Hills designated an HCC (Historic and Cultural
Conservation) District by City of Atlanta with 2 sub-areas: Ponce
de Leon Avenue and Fairview Road. Cameron Court listed on
National Register
1989
– Comprehensive Atlanta Historic Preservation Act passed – name
change: from HCC District to Landmark District (highest form of
protection because of number of criteria met)
1994
– DeKalb County passes historic preservation legislation
1996
– Druid Hills Local Historic District designated by DeKalb County
1998 –
University Park-Emory Highlands-Emory Estates listed on National
Register
2000
– Emory Grove listed on National Register
2001
– Third sub-area added to City Landmark District: Springdale,
Oakdale, Lullwater Roads and Lullwater Parkway
2003
– Briarcliff Normandy Apartments listed on the National Register
