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Druid Hills Home and Garden Tour  Friday - Sunday April 23 - 25, 1999 Friday & Saturday 10am - 5pm Sunday 1pm - 5pm 04.19.99 |
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Although not "technically" part of the Midtown area, the Druid Hills area bounds the easternmost edge of Midtown (Briarcliff Road), and this tour of stately homes and gardens in the planned, park-like, Druid Hills section of the city is certainly worth a look from Midtown residents and visitors. The tour features eight homes and gardens located between North Decatur. An outdoor luncheon will be served at 982 Lullwater Road by The Lullwater Garden Club, to benefit the Lullwater Conservation Garden. Two guided walking tours will also be available during the event.Tickets are $15 in advance or at ticket outlets (see below), and $18 at the door (at any of the stops) on the days of the tour. Touring a single home is $5. Group rates are also available. Transportation is by your private vehicle, or by foot or on bicycle (dress appropriately, including comfortable walking shoes). No photos may be taken inside the homes. Ticket outlets in Midtown include: Affairs, Inc. For more information or to order tickets, call 404.524.TOUR. |
Olmsted's Druid Hills? Residents of Druid Hills like to proudly explain how theirs is the only residential neighborhood in the Southeast designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, Sr. Olmsted, the "Father of American Landscape Architecture," is generally credited with founding the profession in 1858 with his successful design (with Calvert Vaux) of Central Park in New York City. However, it is doubtful that Olmsted, Sr. had much, if anything to do with the design of Druid Hills. By the early 1890s, when Joel Hurt first began thinking of creating the planned residential community, Olmsted, Sr. had already turned over the primary work of the office to his sons (including Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr., who many people confuse with Olmsted, Sr.). By 1895, Olmsted, Sr. had begun a decline into severe mental illness prior to his death in 1903, five years before the Druid Hills development actually opened. The Olmsted firm was, indisputably, involved in the development of Druid Hills, and Druid Hills is the first planned residential community in Atlanta. However, the principal of the project was undoubtedly one of Olmsted, Sr.'s sons (probably Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr.). For more information about Olmsted, Sr., check out his biography Frederick Law Olmsted: The passion of a public artist, Melvin Kalfus (New York University Press: 1990), or visit the website of the Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site, maintained by the National Parks Service. Lisa Crowder, Garden Editor |
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