Neighborhoods

Mid-century modern homes can seem difficult to find in the metro Atlanta area, unless you know where to look. It helps to know when the MCM style was most prevalently built and extrapolate which areas of town were developed around that time. For Atlanta that time is mostly the 1960’s though you will find examples built in the 50’s. During the 1960’s Atlanta was expanding beyond the city limits to the burbs. While many of these locations are now considered intown, they were the original suburbs of Atlanta. These areas include North Druid Hills, Buckhead, Brookhaven, Collier Heights, Chamblee, Doraville, Sandy Springs, Dunwoody, Tucker and Stone Mountain. Mid-century modern homes can be found further out, but become increasingly scarce.

Though several mid-century modern specific neighborhoods were developed, the homes were more commonly mixed into larger developments of traditional home styles. The largest MCM neighborhood, Northcrest, was developed by P&H Realty from the 1950’s-1970’s. Atlanta architect Robert Green also designed many area homes during the time, in developments such as Amberwood. As a student of Frank Lloyd Wright he shared a similar design philosophy. You can drive into almost any 1960’s subdivision around Atlanta and find 1 or more examples of mid-century modern influence.

Below is a list of some of the best clusters and neighborhoods around Atlanta to find these homes.