Brookwood Hills

Brookwood Hills Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Location	Atlanta, Georgia
Coordinates	33°48′21″N 84°23′23″W
Built	1922
Architect	Burdette Realty; Kauffman, O.F.
Architectural style	Classical Revival, Bungalow/Craftsman, Tudor Revival
NRHP reference No.	79003776
Added to NRHP	December 21, 1979

Brookwood Hills is a historic neighborhood located in intown Atlanta, Georgia, United States, north of Midtown and south-southwest of Buckhead. Home to about 1000 people, it was founded in the early 1920s by Benjamin Franklin Burdett and his son, Arthur. The site of the neighborhood is located where some of the bloodiest battles of the American Civil War took place during the Atlanta Campaign.

Location

Brookwood Hills is located near the heart of Atlanta, only a few miles away from the skyscrapers of its major business districts. It is connected by three entrances to Peachtree Road, and has no other outlet. Brookwood Hills is bordered roughly by Peachtree on the west, Interstate 85 on the south, the Norfolk Southern and MARTA tracks (just south of Peachtree Creek) to the north, and Clear Creek to the east.

The Brookwood neighborhood, for which Brookwood Hills was named, is located immediately southwest of the southern tip of Brookwood Hills. This is in turn immediately north of the major freeway interchange called the "Brookwood split", which joins I-75 to the northwest and I-85 to the northeast into the Downtown Connector to the south.

The Brookwood Hills Community Club (BWHCC) also owns the park and pool in the center of Brookwood Hills.

History and development

Brookwood Hills was the creation of the Burdett family. Benjamin first created the neighborhood on the Battlefield of Peachtree Creek owned by himself and local Thomas Collier. The streets were built in accordance to the hilly terrain, instead of grid form, as was popular at the time. Mr. Burdett planted oak saplings during Brookwood Hills' founding, which now stand tall and are the trademark quality of the neighborhood. The area developed by Benjamin and Arthur Burdett is now registered as the Brookwood Hills Historic District.

In November 2011 the City of Atlanta began a project to repair damaged sidewalks and curbs in front of approximately 50 homes in the neighborhood.

Brookwood Hills Community Club

The hub of the community is the Brookwood Hills Community Club, which includes a park, pool, two pavilions, tennis courts, and basketball goals. Many neighborhood sponsored events like the Fourth of July parade and the annual Easter egg hunt take place here.

Brookwood Hills Bullfrogs

The Brookwood Hills pool hosts its own swim team. Their mascot is a bullfrog. This team competes in the Atlanta Swim Association summer league. They start practices in late April, and compete through the end of June or beginning of July. Every year, they compete at Georgia Tech for the Atlanta Swim Association championships. In 2013, Brookwood Hills won both their division and the overall championship title. More recently, Brookwood Hills won the Division 4 Championship in 2023 and 2022. They received second place in Division 4 in 2021.

Notable current and past residents

• Vern Yip
• Kathryn Stockett
• Robert Shaw (conductor)
• Ed Helms
• Patrik Stefan

Schools

Public

Brookwood Hills is covered by Atlanta Public Schools, and is in the school attendance district of:

• E. Rivers Elementary School
• Sutton Middle School
• North Atlanta High School

Private

Popular private schools in the area include:

• Woodward Academy
• The Westminster Schools
• The Lovett School
• Pace Academy
• Christ the King Catholic School
• The Galloway School
• Holy Innocents' Episcopal School
• Marist School
• Atlanta International School

External links

• Brookwood Hills Community Club
• Swim League Website
• Brookwood Hills Historic District
• Atlanta, Georgia, a National Park Service Discover Our Shared Heritage Travel Itinerary

References

• BWHCC website
• Brooknotes Newsletter
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• City of Atlanta Website