Inman Park-Moreland Historic District
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Inman Park-Moreland Historic District is a historic district
in Inman Park
, Atlanta, Georgia
that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
(NRHP) in 1986. It includes the Kriegshaber House
, now the Wrecking Ball Brewpub, which is separately NRHP-listed.
The district spans the Fulton County
-DeKalb County
border.
The district was increased in 2003.
Historic district
A historic district or heritage district is a section of a city which contains older buildings considered valuable for historical or architectural reasons. In some countries, historic districts receive legal protection from development....
in Inman Park
Inman Park
Inman Park was planned in the late 1880s by Joel Hurt, a civil engineer and real-estate developer who intended to create a rural oasis connected to the city by the first of Atlanta's electric streetcar lines. The East Atlanta Land Company acquired and developed more than 130 acres east of the city...
, Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...
that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
(NRHP) in 1986. It includes the Kriegshaber House
Kriegshaber House
The Kriegshaber House, now the Wrecking Ball Brewpub, is a historic Beaux Arts mansion on 292 Moreland Avenue NW in Inman Park, Atlanta. It was built around 1900...
, now the Wrecking Ball Brewpub, which is separately NRHP-listed.
The district spans the Fulton County
Fulton County, Georgia
Fulton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. Its county seat is Atlanta, the state capital since 1868 and the principal county of the Atlanta metropolitan area...
-DeKalb County
DeKalb County, Georgia
DeKalb County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. The population of the county was 691,893 at the 2010 census. Its county seat is the city of Decatur. It is bordered to the west by Fulton County and contains roughly 10% of the city of Atlanta...
border.
The district was increased in 2003.