2007 Tour
of Homes
April 20, 21, and
22
Into the fall and winter months we go, but
spring will once again work its magic on our lovely
neighborhood just in time for the Druid Hills Home and
Garden Tour, scheduled for April 20, 21 and 22,
2007. A very special Tour experience is in store – including a
5-acre woodland garden wonderland, a grand old dame of a home
which enjoyed a cameo appearance in “Driving Miss Daisy” and
many other surprising and delightful treasures that only
history can create.
The doors to some of the Druid Hill’s most
grand and vintage homes will be open to visitors during this
year’s home and garden Tour. The featured homes truly capture
the elegance and charm of Frederick Law Olmsted’s Druid
Hills.
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New! Emory Cliff Tour Shuttle
Parking for the complimentary Emory Cliff Tour shuttle is
located at Emory Briarcliff Campus – 1256 Briarcliff Road.
Please do not park along the Tour route if taking the
shuttle. Druid Hills residents are welcome to leave their
cars at home and take the shuttle.
Click here for 2007 Tour Map
Tour Schedule:
Click thumbnails for
enlargements:
 1355
Harvard Road
This home truly represents the “Cottages and Castles”
theme of this year’s Tour. Built in 1928 in the style of
an English hunting lodge, its cottage brick design and
turret take you to the misty moors
of the old country.
 But, you are instantly warmed and transformed by the rich interior of
this home, filled with family
heirlooms and pieces from around the world. Special items
of interest greet you at every turn, from the photo in the
master suite of old family friend, Tallulah Bankhead, to
the flapper dress and shoes belonging to one of the
owner’s grandmothers. The house was completely renovated
in 2004, current owners and added a pool and stone terrace
that lead to the larger gardens designed in the 1930s,
complete with fish pond. |
 1348
Harvard Road
This charming Tudor home was built in 1929 for a cost of
$5,000 and was completely
 renovated when it was purchased
by the Cross family in 2002. The owners maintained the
original footprint, while adding three bedrooms and two
baths upstairs, including a lovely common space dividing
the master from the other two bedrooms. Downstairs, the
home’s original features were maintained or enhanced,
including a granite fireplace surround, hidden underneath
a marble façade. The original master bedroom was
transformed into a family room, leading to a new slate
patio. Several small rooms were converted to expand the
kitchen area, making it bright, spacious and thoroughly
modern. The family enjoys the outdoors, with a bocce court
and outdoor stone fire pit in the backyard. |
 1491
Emory Road
Surrounding the Bush home, built in the early 1950s, is a
rare and beautiful 5-acre woodland garden.
 Entering by the
shaded stone steps, you’ll find yourself in an oasis of
green, right in the middle of metro Atlanta. Groomed
pathways lead you to one lovely scene after another –
including charming stone walls and bridges, Laurelwood
creek, a lower pond with shubunkin fish and resident blue
heron and an upper pond with koi fish and lovely
waterfall. Don’t overlook the “beach,” discovered by the
Bush children. During your stroll, you may see other
wildlife, from frogs to rabbits, or decide to rest on one
of the many granite benches and enjoy the serenity. The
owners have recently added a greenhouse and are planning
to restore a special section of this magical greenspace
called the Old McFarland Gardens. |
 1553
Emory Road
This home, originally built in 1923, began its life as a
2-bedroom bungalow in the Arts and Crafts style. It went
from “cottage
 to castle” when architect and owner, Cynthia Tauxe, took hold of it – expanding it for greater
livability. A new guest suite offers comfy digs for the
owner’s elderly parents who frequently visit. Three other
bedrooms, including a master suite, as well as an office
for Rob and a drafting room for Cynthia, provide all the
space needed for this active family. A high roof deck
overlooks the owner’s labor of love – a garden featuring
flowerbeds that bloom a different color each season.
During the Tour, you’ll be immersed in their pink phase! |
 1463
Clifton Road
On Tour Saturday Only – April 21
No parking on property--There
are three options for Tour goers to get to this property.
1) Park at
Michael St. Parking Deck, and take an Emory CLIFF shuttle
directly to “Lullwater House”; 2) Take the CLIFF shuttle,
which will go in a loop through all the Tour home sites;
or 3) Walk to the property through the beautiful Lullwater
Estate. Note: If you park at Michael Street deck, you
may take the CLIFF shuttle to other Tour sites, but you
will need to return to “Lullwater House” in order to catch
the CLIFF shuttle back to Michael Street deck. The CLIFF
shuttle will not go to Michael Street Deck. Please time
your visit accordingly.
Lullwater House, presented by Emory University, was built
in 1925 by Walter T. Candler, the fourth child of Asa
Griggs Candler, founder of The Coca-Cola Company.
Purchased by Emory University in 1958, it has been the
home for five of the university’s presidents, including
its current residents, Debbie and Jim Wagner. The Wagners
have added their special touches to the home with the help
of their two grown daughters, including the re-creation of
their former dining room from Cleveland, Ohio (including
the furniture and wallpaper choice) in the breakfast room,
and the addition of a baby grand piano in the music room
that belonged to Jim’s aunt. Situated on a 154 acre
estate, this 11,425 square-foot home was designed in the
style of a 16th century English country estate, combining
aspects of residential Tudor architecture with the English
Renaissance style. The home features granite quarried on
the grounds of the estate and a roof of varicolored
Vermont slate.
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 992
Lullwater Road
The grand stone stairs leading up to this perfectly
symmetrical home of the Colby’s belies the whimsy you will
find within. These two artists, one a painter and the
other an international photographer, have made this home
their own work of art. Calling it a restoration as opposed
to a renovation, the Colbys have maintained the original
1924 lighting, windows and other architectural features,
except in the updated bathrooms.
Throughout the house, you’ll see paintings by Molly and
photographs from all over the world by Steve, who is a
board member of CARE. They both enjoy working in the
studio or “Little Gallery” out back, near the totally
maintenance-free saltwater pool and original carriage
house, decorated with Molly’s treasures of old medicine
bottles, bird’s nests and sea fans. |
 928
Oakdale Road
This elegant home, featured in the movie Driving Miss
Daisy, was built in 1923 in the Eclectic Romantic “Gothic
Cottage” Revival style. Its Roman arched entryway welcomes
you into a yesteryear world of grace and charm. Mr.
Tillman had admired the house since he was a college
student at Emory in the early 1970s, and succumbed to its
charm during a spring
open house last year. The owners have given this house a
lovely new chapter in its history with their tasteful
renovations, stunning artwork and extensive antique
collection. Adding to the dimension of this graceful
property is the deep succession of outdoor garden rooms,
culminating in a screened summer house, where the owners
find repose and peace after a hard day at work. The
carriage house, converted to wartime housing during WWII,
is now a two-story town home. Old Druid Hill’s names –
Candler and Ward – are scrawled in the concrete of the
original stone
barbeque grill. |
  937
Oakdale Road
Native Plant Sale
The Lullwater Garden Club will hold its annual spring
plant sale during the Druid Hilld home and Garden Tour.
Native plants including deciduous azaleas, as well as a
variety of annuals and perennials suited for Atlanta's
climate will be available including moon flowers and
heirloom tomato plants for homegrown goodness in your
garden. All proceeds benefit Lullwater Conservation
Garden, Inc., a non-profit organization for the care and
maintenance of the Lullwater Conservation Garden, a
natural green space located at the intersection of
Lullwater Road and Lullwater Parkway in the heart of the
historic Druid Hills neighborhood. Sale location is 937
Oakdale Road and hours are: Friday and Saturday 10am to
5pm and Sunday 1pm to 5pm. Call 404-626-5181 for more
information.
 Little
Sparrow Floral Designs
Little Sparrow Floral Designs is the exclusive floral
sponsor for the Druid Hills Home and Garden Tour. You can
find Little Sparrow at 1185 Virginia Ave., Atlanta, (404)
249-8366 or
www.littlesparrowflowers.com. |
 1410
Ponce de Leon Ave.
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Artist Market
The 2007 Druid Hills Artist Market features
artists from the Callanwolde Fine Arts Center, the Druid
Hills neighborhood, and other invited local Georgia
artists. Paintings in watercolors, acrylics, and oils;
pottery; textile art; jewelry; and folk art are a few of
the mediums represented in a wide price range. This
promises to be an exceptional market in an exquisite
setting! Hours for the Artist Market are Friday and
Saturday from
10 am to 5 pm and Sunday from 1 pm to 5 pm. Admission is
free to this first of intown Atlanta’s spring markets.
Market Sponsor: Clarke Weeks – Coldwell Banker
 Rod Pittam Gallery
Rod Pittam, a resident of Druid Hills, has
been providing all the illustrations for the Druid Hills
Home and Garden Tour for many years. For the first time,
please join us in celebrating the works of this local
artist, whose talent has captured the magnificent
architecture and beautiful designs featured in this
historic neighborhood.
Tour Lunch
A box lunch is available for purchase at
this location on Friday and Saturday from 10 am to 2 pm.
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 Burbanck
Park Dedication
The Druid Hills Civic Association invites you to
attend the dedication of the new Burbanck Park, at 1164
Clifton Rd., on Sunday, April 22, from 2-4 pm. Burbanck
Park is a joint greenspace project by Emory University and
the Druid Hills Civic Association. |
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Please Note:
No photography, smoking, food, beverages,
backpacks or strollers allowed inside the homes. This is a walking
Tour of historical homes which may have steep and narrow stairways.
Comfortable, low heeled shoes are essential to your enjoyment of the
Tour. The Druid Hills Tour makes every effort to keep the
Tour
problem-free: it assumes no responsibility for accidents or injuries
that may occur during the Tour. Please cross all streets only at
marked crosswalks and exercise utmost caution. Tour held rain or
shine.
Parking and Restrooms
Parking for the complimentary Emory Cliff Tour shuttle is
located at Emory Briarcliff Campus – 1256 Briarcliff Road.
Please do not park along the Tour route if taking the
shuttle. Restrooms are available at the Tour lunch site –
1410 Ponce de Leon Ave.
The Tour committee invites you to join
this fun and rewarding experience by volunteering to help with
the planning and festivities, by becoming a sponsor or by
serving as a docent on Tour weekend.
- To serve as a docent during
Tour
weekend and receive a free ticket to the Tour,
contact Nan Brinson at (404) 373-6071 or
nanbrinson@sprintmail.com
Or, just mark your calendar and plan to
spend a spring weekend discovering the delightful treasures of
Druid Hills. For more information, please contact by e-mail
Tour@druidhills.org.
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