Chosewood Park
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Chosewood Park is a neighborhood in southeast Atlanta, Georgia. It is located south of Peoplestown
and Grant Park
, west of Boulevard Heights
and Benteen Park
, northwest of Thomasville Heights and the Atlanta federal penitentiary
, and northeast of South Atlanta
and Lakewood Heights
. It is situated directly on the path of the Atlanta Beltline, which has begun to acquire and develop properties along the rail lines in the Chosewood corridor.
The neighborhood is composed of craftsman-style bungalows, many of which were built in the early 1900's. Many of the newly constructed homes in the neighborhood also reflect this craftsman theme while adding modern amenities.
Chosewood Park is named for the six-acre park located near the center of the neighborhood. The park offers tennis courts, basketball courts, a baseball field, a children's playground and a small grilling area. Portions of the neighborhood are perched atop a gently sloping hill that provides an unobstructed view of the downtown Atlanta skyline from the neighborhood's north side.
Peoplestown
Peoplestown is a Victorian streetcar-era neighborhood just south of Turner Field and central Atlanta. It is bounded by:* Ormond Street and the Summerhill neighborhood on the north,* Hill Street and the Grant Park neighborhood on the east,...
and Grant Park
Grant Park (Atlanta)
Grant Park refers to the oldest city park in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, as well as the Victorian neighborhood surrounding it.-Park:Grant Park is the fourth-largest in the city, behind Chastain Park, Freedom Park and Piedmont Park...
, west of Boulevard Heights
Boulevard Heights
Boulevard Heights is an urban neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia located south of East Confederate Avenue, east of Boulevard, north of Entrenchment Creek and west of the State of Georgia complex. The area is currently undergoing redevelopment to add single family homes and light commercial premises....
and Benteen Park
Benteen Park
Benteen Park is a neighborhood in southeast Atlanta, Georgia, bounded on the west by Boulevard and the Chosewood Park neighborhood, on the north by Boulevard Heights, on the east by Custer/McDonough/Gulce and on the south by Atlanta Federal Prison, which also lies in the Benteen Park...
, northwest of Thomasville Heights and the Atlanta federal penitentiary
United States Penitentiary, Atlanta
United States Penitentiary, Atlanta is a medium-security federal prison for men in Atlanta, Georgia. It also has a detention center for pre-trial and holdover inmates and an adjacent camp for minimum security male inmates...
, and northeast of South Atlanta
South Atlanta
Although many Atlantans may refer to the south side of Atlanta, Georgia as "South Atlanta", South Atlanta is in fact an officially defined neighborhood of the city of Atlanta within the south side, and one rich in African-American history...
and Lakewood Heights
Lakewood Heights (Atlanta)
Lakewood Heights is a neighborhood in southeast Atlanta. It is bounded by:* the Betmar LaVilla, the Villages at Carver, and South Atlanta neighborhoods on the north,* the Chosewood Park neighborhood on the northeast,...
. It is situated directly on the path of the Atlanta Beltline, which has begun to acquire and develop properties along the rail lines in the Chosewood corridor.
The neighborhood is composed of craftsman-style bungalows, many of which were built in the early 1900's. Many of the newly constructed homes in the neighborhood also reflect this craftsman theme while adding modern amenities.
Chosewood Park is named for the six-acre park located near the center of the neighborhood. The park offers tennis courts, basketball courts, a baseball field, a children's playground and a small grilling area. Portions of the neighborhood are perched atop a gently sloping hill that provides an unobstructed view of the downtown Atlanta skyline from the neighborhood's north side.