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Real estate -- Georgia -- Atlanta

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 13 Collections and/or Records:

Childress-Bryant family papers

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS56
Scope and Content These papers document the ownership history of several tracts of land in District 14 of Atlanta, Georgia, between 1822 and 1925. Including land lots are 119, 197, 198, 231, and 232. The collection consists of land grants, deeds, and papers primarily of the Childress and Bryant families. There are also papers regarding the land transactions of the White, Thomas, Mangum, Mitchell, Wooten, Thrasher, Guyton, Willis, and Suttles families. The land stayed within the Childress and Bryant families...
Dates: 1822-1925

Diane Arnold real estate data sheets and publications of Ansley Park

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1241
Scope and Contents These records contain real estate data sheets and publications for the Ansley Park neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia. Most of the records are data sheets on homes sold in Ansley Park from 1984 to 2015 by multiple real estate agents, including Diane Arnold, working for Harry Norman and Dorsey Alston. Data sheets contain information for homes sold, including address, listing price, sale price, contract date, closing date, days on market, number of bedrooms and bathrooms, square footage and...
Dates: 1984-2015

Druid Hills Land Company ledger

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS87
Scope and Contents

This volume contains entries of individuals and companies buying land in Druid Hills. Real estate sales, interest, bills received, cash, and other expenses are recorded. The volume is arranged chronologically.

Dates: 1908-1923

Fanny Jarvis Bruce manuscript and survey maps

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS518f
Scope and Content

This collection contains a research paper submitted by Fanny Jarvis Bruce, a masters student at the Georgia State University School of Urban Life, titled A Comparative Study of Land Values for a Sector of Atlanta and Fulton County for the years 1920 and 1970. There are also survey maps that she used for the study, many of which show her notes.

Dates: 1978, undated

Henry Burr Green papers

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1063
Scope and Content This collection consists of papers related to Henry Burr Green's life and family. Documents related to his military service and real estate career comprise the largest portion of the collection. The papers cover multiple facets of Green's life including his long-term involvement in the Presbyterian Church, his membership in multiple fraternities while attending Alabama Polytechnic Institute (now Auburn University), and his extensive involvement with the real estate community (1946-1987). Due...
Dates: 1900-1991

Henry Burr Green real estate photographs

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS308
Scope and Content This collection contains black-and-white photographs accumulated by Henry Burr Green in the process of conducting real estate business for Cheves-Green Enterprises, the mortgage loan, real estate, property management, and insurance company of which he was President. Most photos were taken by commercial photographer Walter M. Wright, and depict residential homes and office buildings in Atlanta, College Park, Decatur, East Point, and Marietta. Highlights include the Healey Building, Henry...
Dates: 1928-1947, undated

Kennedy Smith papers

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS318f
Scope and Content

This collection contains correspondence, brochures, advertising material, and other documents relating to residential and commercial real estate in Fulton County, Henry County, and DeKalb County. Also included are resumes, letters of recommendation, and business cards.

Dates: 1966-1975, undated

Levi Ballard papers

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS750
Scope and Content

This collection contains land grants, warranty deeds, land titles, cancelled checks, and various other documents relating to land transactions and real estate in the Atlanta, Georgia, area. Also included are two tickets to President Roosevelt's Homecoming in 1935.

Dates: 1832-1935

Madison Bell papers

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1098
Scope and Content This collection contains correspondence, booklets, and newspapers, the majority of which were collected by, or pertain to, the life and work of Madison Bell. The correspondence spans Bell's adult life; most are addressed from family and friends. Documents relate to his family and his career. The booklets pertain to Georgia law, Bell himself, and Georgia's secession from the Union. Items of particular note are a muster roll from the 30th Georgia Cavalry Battalion, posters advertising...
Dates: 1844-1896, 1945-1951, 1992, undated; Majority of material found within 1853 - 1896

McCleskey family papers

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS784
Scope and Content These papers consist of various business, personal, and legal documents related to members of the McCleskey family. Included are real estate deeds, receipts, business correspondence, and tax statements of John David McCleskey. In addition, this collection contains papers and receipts of John David McCleskey's wife and sons, including Jesse Eugene McCleskey's certification as a Fulton County Deputy Sheriff. Also included are Roy G. McCleskey's personal records of his education at Fulton...
Dates: 1892-1941, undated

NorthEast Atlanta Beltline Group records

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1249
Scope and Contents

This collection contains records documenting land acquisition and sale to create the northeastern portion of the Atlanta BeltLine. Included in the collection are property sale and lease agreements, clippings and articles about the planning and development of the Atlanta BeltLine, correspondence, environmental reports, transportation studies, site plans, land surveys, and maps.

Dates: 1936-2009, undated, bulk dates 2004-2009

Robert H. Smith law practice documents

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS773f
Scope and Content

This collection contains material from Smith's professional activities. Items include correspondence, warranty deeds, loan documents, bills of sale, legal documents, and promissory notes.

Dates: 1897-1939, undated

Series III: Zoning Review Board records, 1954-1984

 Series
Scope and Contents This series contains committee meeting minutes from the Zoning Review Board’s review of rezoning petitions and special use permits, as well as discussions about city zoning ordinance changes. The series contains rezoning petitions for personal property, a residential or industrial area, or streets. Also included are special use permits filed for additions to businesses and building structure. Minutes also document special meetings where the public discussed specific topics such as proposed...
Dates: 1954-1984