About This Home:
This is an exceptionally spacious 5 bedroom, 4 bath home for sale in the heart of Atlanta's elegant Morningside neighborhood. Built circa 1928, this lovely 2-story brick Tudor with unfinished basement has been renovated throughout. On the main level, it features: an entry porch; a large living room with fireplace and built-ins; an elegant formal dining room with French door to a charming sunroom; a recently renovated eat-in kitchen with French doors to a huge back deck; a spacious den with a door to a Jack-and-Jill bath that connects to one of 2 bedrooms on this level; a 2nd bedroom (currently used as office) and 2nd full bathroom. Upstairs, there are 3 bedrooms and 2 full bathrooms plus a bonus space off the upstairs landing and a full-sized laundry room. The master suite is oversized and features a sitting area, custom walk-in closet, and private full bath with double vanity, jetted tub and separate 2-person shower. There is a 2nd full bedroom suite with 3 reach-in closets and a private full bath with tub/shower. Both of the secondary bedrooms upstairs features both a Palladian window and a delightful dormer nook. This home also has a full, unfinished basement and a detached 2-car garage.
The Morningside neighborhood is only about 1 mile from Emory University and is close to all the best intown shopping, dining, and cultural venues. There are a number of shopping districts within a short radius of the house, including the Virginia-Highland business district; Emory Village; Sage Hill Shopping Center; Ansley Mall; and the funky Little Five Points and Zonolite Road business districts.
There are multiple neighorhood parks in the area as well, including the Johnson Nature Preserve with 50 acres of woods and trails -- it's a beautiful woodland retreat tucked into the heart of this intown neighborhood. Other nearby parks include: Noble Park; Sunken Garden Park; Sussex Park; Lenox-Wildwood Park; the Olmsted Linear Parks along Ponce de Leon Avenue; Freedom Park and The Path; Fernbank Forest and the Fernbank Museum of Natural History. Of course, nearby Piedmont Park is Atlanta's largest park and home to many of the city's biggest concerts and festivals. It has a large tennis center, a public swimming pool, softball and soccer fields, walking paths around Lake Clara Meer, and children's playgrounds. This home is also convenient to the private Druid Hills Golf Club, and the Ansley Golf Club as well as two public golf courses (Candler Park and Charlie Yates).
The Morningside/Lenox Park Association is a strong and effective neighborhood association that works to maintain the quality of life in this historic, residential neighborhood. This home is just a few blocks from the Druid Hills neighborhood, which is the historic residential neighborhood depicted in the movie "Driving Miss Daisy." Druid Hills also maintains a politically active neighborhood association. In addition to Emory University, this area is very convenient to Downtown Atlanta, Midtown, Buckhead, and Downtown Decatur. Both Emory and Georgia Tech are just a few minutes drive, and the area is well served by MARTA, both bus and rail, and you have easy access to I-75/85 and GA 400.
Children living in this neighborhood attend City of Atlanta public schools, including Morningside Elementary, Inman Middle School, and Grady High School. Nearby private schools include: The Frazer Center (private infants - kindergarten); Waldorf School of Atlanta (private pk-8); The Paideia School (private pk-12); and The Ben Franklin Academy (private high school for ages 15-18).
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