TABLE OF CONTENTS
- Meredith House Overview
- Pre-1900 History
- 1900 – 1937: The Vaughans and Blantons
- 1937 – 1938: Architect James C. Wise
- 1938: Landscape Architect William L. Monroe, Sr.
- 1938: Builder Sam Satterwhite
- 1938 – 1954: The Merediths
- 1954 – 1962: The McLoughlins
- 1962 – 1964: The Leachmans
- 1964 – 1973: The Workmans
- 1973 – 2007: The Thompsons
- 2007 – 2010: The Fenders
- 2010 – present: The Normans
- Then and Now Photos
- Maps and Boundaries
- 1953 Adair Realty Brochure
- 1973 Interview with Architect
- Headstone and Graves
- Exterior: Rock Barbecue Pit
- Exterior: Rock Gardens
- Exterior: Specimen Trees
- Exterior: Georgia Slate Roof
- Exterior: Casement Windows
- Exterior: Badminton Court
- Interior: Light Fixtures
- Interior: Wood Carvings and Plaster Molds
- Interior: Bathroom Fixtures
- Interior: Concrete I-Beams
- Interior: Steel-Tex
- Interior: Paint
- Interior: Stained Glass
- The Desk
- The Help
- The Oxford Manufacturing Company
- The Architect’s Other Houses
- The Architect’s Other Buildings
- Burn Pits
- Buried Treasure (and Trash)
- Salvage: 1091 Peachtree Battle Avenue
- Meredith House as filming location
- Fly Around the Meredith House
- Meredith House Weather
DESCRIPTION
The purpose of this blog will be to put a number of different repositories of information into one space primarily dealing with a house built in 1938 known as Meredith House. The entries may be edited from time to time to ensure more up-to-date and accurate information.
This all started when our family purchased and moved into an old house in Atlanta, Georgia near Chastain Park.
Posts will detail various portions of that discovered history, including pre-1900 history, the land, the first owners, the architect, the builder, the landscape architect, the roof, the light fixtures, the mantle carvings, the outdoor fireplace, the interior details, the grave, the second owners, the NFL connection, the burn pits, the bottles, the tea plants, the trees, and others.
**UPDATE** — The Kenneth and Hazel Meredith House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 30, 2018!
Meredith House 
Matt, it must feel wonderful to put all your research into one container. Thanks for the invitation. I’ll be reading the blog with great interest. XO Suzanne
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Just adding info.
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Hi Matt,
Great job on preserving the history of your home.
I am sure it has taken incalculable hours of effort.
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Buckhead Heritage Society congratulates Matt for creating this site and going through the National Register process. We will be adding his entry to our Buckhead Historic Resources Survey, a subset of which can be found at http://buckheadheritage.com/survey .
Thank you Matt,
John Beach
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What can you tell me about the third floor of the house? I was a guest in this house on multiple occasions in the 1990’s when the Thompson’s were living there, and I recall there being two (maybe three?) bedrooms on the third floor. Any way you could send me a floor plan of the house? I loved staying there, and I’ve so enjoyed reading your blog posts. Thank you!!!
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The third floor of the house was converted from attic storage to living space in the late 1980s or early 1990s. There were two bedrooms, a bathroom, a kitchenette area, and some balance beams/gymnastics equipment at some juncture. There were two teenage girls living up there in the 1990s. I’d be happy to email you the floor plan and a photo or two of what the space looked like when we moved in around 2010. What do you recall about the house and the space? Thank you.
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This is so cool! My father lives at 423 Hillside and I grew up in the shadow of the Meredith House. I knew it was something special but never knew the story. Now that I’ve grown, I am a Historic Preservationist and the house intrigues me even more. Thanks for the details!
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Glad you found the blog. We have enjoyed getting to know your father. If you are ever in the neighborhood, reach out. We’d be happy to have you over. And, how cool that you are now a Historic Preservationist!
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Nice website and great house. I spent a lot of time in the house and on the property when the Workman’s lived in “Meredith House.” I lived on Blanton Rd. I, and other neighborhood boys, including Buddy Workman, had 4 different “forts” on the property. If you run into wine bottles buried on the property it is because we buried them. Once upon a time the “Red Barn” (now Horseradish Grill) caught fire and we “rescued” some of the property like the wine. Again, I spent a lot of time in the house and think about it from time to time (obviously, because my thoughts led me to find this page!) Congrats. Keep up the history!
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David, So glad you found the site and posted your comments. We have met other Blanton residents who knew the Workman’s (including David Ramseur and Lee Penny). I’d love to know where the ‘forts’ were. Our family has enjoyed getting to know the property and it’s history! -Matt
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Ha! You might find bottles of wine buried on the hill going down to the street (formerly Dykes, now: Tuxedo Forrest Dr). Our best fort was there- just atop the slope going down to the street, just to the west of the west side of the house). In that unit, there was a dug basement, two stories, and of course, boards nailed as steps up to a platform in the tree we built aside. Two others were sort of behind 402 Blanton Rd.
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I grew up on Holydale Ct. (1963 – 2000) and knew the Workman’s son.
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I am so glad to have found this extensive website on Meredith House. I am a realtor who is preparing to list a Buckhead home which was also designed by James C. Wise and the current owners are delighted to have found so much information about Mr. Wise. Thank you so much! Lesa Bell
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I would love to see a picture of the house you are talking about. James C. Wise was my father. I had an 80th birthday last May and then moved to NC for more family.
Suzanne Wise Wright
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We grew up on Hollydale Ct. which is off Dykes Dr. (formerly). Dad built there in 1963. I remember the Workman’s who lived in the home as I was friends with their son. They moved in the early 1970’s. What I remember of the house, as a 8-11 year old kid was the house reminded me of the Addams Family or Munster’s home!! Awesome!
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Hello, Matt. My name is Vicki McCard. I grew up across the street at 420 Hillside, which my family owned from 1954 to 2006. I remember the McLoughlins, Leachmans and especially the Workmans. I spent time in the house and in the one big fort with my brother Steve and Eddie and Buddy. I babysat Bunny. I walked up the driveway and cut through the yard in front of the garage walking to Dykes almost every day. I have many adolescent memories associated with the house and fort. Ted Gordon told me about your blog. Glad to find it.
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