Where The Broadland Stands: 489 Broadland Road in Atlanta
Looking at Mid-Century and Modern architecture is the equivalent of taking a calming drug. At least that is the case for me. I can be as stressed out as a mouse being chased by a tomcat but, all it would ever take to bring me back to a place of zen would be a big book of Modern homes. I know! I’m a geek! So imagine how calm I became when I came across this gorgeous listing in my inbox. The calm quickly turned to mystery as there wasn’t any real information listed about the home other than this listing description:
“A true classic. Awesome original mid century modern on 1.1+/- acres. Great floor plan with large rooms and tons of natural sunlight! Rare St Joe brick on the outside. Modernist dream. Move right in or renovate over time. Lot is on the high side of street. Beautiful private lot. Won’t last long.”
Thankfully they had modified the original description which suggested you could purchase the home and renovate it or tear it down and start over! Tear it down??!!! The stress returned immediately. The listing agent must have received some complaints because the revised version of the description appeared the day after the email blast. Which could get me up on my soap box about the necessity to include these gorgeous homes on the Historic National Registry to insure their survival.
Although the listing gives us the basic details of the home – location, square feet, etc. – it fails to identify the builder or the history. I immediately thought it resembled some of the wonderful homes built by famed Atlanta architect Robert Green (see our article, Robert Green: Atlanta Modern Architect and Icon) however I thought that certainly the listing agent would have highlighted this information if that were the case. I actually attempted to search Fulton County, Georgia’s deed records online however it does not allow for searching by street address and the subdivsion search using “Chastain Park” came up empty.
So, here is what we do know. The home was built in 1958 and resides in Chastain Park subdivision which is an umbrella for many smaller neighborhoods. One of these neighborhoods is Broadland – Hillside which I have a sneaky suspicious is the more accurate location of 489 Broadland Road. Although the neighborhood is listed on Chastain Park Civic Association’s website (ChastainPark.org), it was not linked to another page or information.
I have listed the additional details below and a virtual tour is currently available. If anyone has any additional information on the history of this home, please post it in the comments section.
List Price: $599,000.00
Bedrooms: 4
Bathrooms: 3.5
2 Story Home in Chastain Park subdivision
Fulton County, Georgia
2 Car Carport/Driveway
Brick and Frame Construction
Fireplace
| List Price: | $599,000 |
| MLS Number: | 4122496 |
| 489 Broadland Road | |
| Atlanta, GA 30342 | |
| Property Type: | Single Family |
| Bedrooms: | 4 |
| Full Baths: | 3 |
| Half Baths: | 1 |
| Status: | Active |
Filed Under: Homes
This a totally cool place. Wish I had $600K! Classic mid century design, just needs a few cosmetic stuff. I love the original stove, I would keep that. Great place. Love it.
The house was designed by Andre Steiner, who also designed certain buidlings at Emory University and Stone Mountain.
Thank you “atlantanative” for the information! Do you live near the house or have you seen another article about the same?
I like it. Looks like an interesting design. Nice lines. It looks like the front canopy is slightly bowing, but other than that looks like good condition. As for the interior, it can use a little TLC… Like removing the wallpaper and repainting in white.