857 Oakdale Road

Making history and preserving history is what this lovely 1916 Neel Reid is all about. As the oldest address on our tour, it has had its share of famous owners. Originally built as a wedding gift for one of the Adair family daughters, it is now owned by one of Time Magazine’s most influential women in the world, Nancy Cox and her husband Evan Lindsay. This dynamic duo purchased the home in 1989, and worked diligently to give it the incredible facelift it deserved. They renovated almost every room, adding a beautiful back porch and motorport. As testament to their dedication to maintain the historical features of the home, their contractor went so far as to mill North Georgia white oak to the exact specifications of the original flooring, and track down the original roof tile in an old Boston warehouse. Even the 1916 baby grand was bought to complement this extraordinary era of architecture.