Buckhead in Fulton County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
The Canton Apartments
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 6, 2022
1. The Canton Apartments Marker
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
The
Canton Apartments
1928
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1928.
Location. 33° 49.957′ N, 84° 23.039′ W. Marker is in Buckhead, Georgia, in Fulton County. Marker is at the intersection of Peachtree Road Northeast (U.S. 19) and Sheridan Drive Northeast, on the left when traveling south on Peachtree Road Northeast. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2855 Peachtree Rd NE, Atlanta GA 30305, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Ward's Div. Encamped (approx. 0.3 miles away); Peachtree Heights East (approx. half a mile away); Swan House (approx. 0.6 miles away); “The Storyteller” (approx. 0.6 miles away); The Buckhead Theatre / The Social Center Reimagined (approx. 0.6 miles away); Meet You at the Buck's Head / The Commercial Core Reimagined (approx. 0.6 miles away); Gov. John M. Slaton (approx. 0.6 miles away); 4th A.C. at Buckhead (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Buckhead.
Regarding The Canton Apartments.
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The Canton Apartments are significant architecturally as a good example of apartment dwellings built in the 1920s in the English Renaissance style rather than as a garden apartment facing a courtyard. It appears more like a mansion would in the West Paces Ferry Road area than an apartment.
In 1928, it was listed as “The Canton” and housed thirty-seven apartments.
In local history it is significant as part of the commercial development that began on the eastern edge of the West Paces Ferry Multiple Resource Area in the late 1910s and early 1920s simultaneous with the continued residential development of the land west of here. It and other apartments nearby served as a buffer between the large homes and mansions and Peachtree Road and its rapid commercialization.
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 6, 2022
2. The Canton Apartments Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 8, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 11, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 132 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 11, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
