Moving Dollies Arrive for Buckhead's Randolph-Lucas House

It finally looks as if Buckhead’s Randolph-Lucas House is ready to make its southward move to Ansley Park. 

On Wednesday morning, the moving dollies arrived onsite at the historic Peachtree Road home that was built in 1924 for Hollins Nicholas Randolph, a great, great grandson of Thomas Jefferson.

Due to the wet weather in Friday's forecast, the move will likely not take place this week. But it is coming and soon as foundation work at the Ansley Park locale has continued throughout the month as the attached Youtube video depicts.

For the move, the home will be horizontally split above the first floor, lifted by cranes and then transported on flatbeds. Utility lines will need to be moved temporarily as well. 

Every piece of the home, except the kitchen, will be completely renovated and moved to the new location at 78 Peachtree Circle, about two miles away. The kitchen will be updated to a more modern one, but will still complement the home, according to HGTV Front Door.

Check back with Patch as to exactly when this will happen, as it is expected to take place during the wee hours of the morning.

In May, NewTown Partners founders Christopher Jones and Roger Smith agreed to help move the home, which was scheduled for demolition,by the 2500 Peachtree Condominiums that sit directly behind it. Jones and Smith will use the home as their primary residence and have agreed to donate a preservation façade easement to the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation, ensuring that the house can never be torn down and that all future exterior changes or additions follow preservation standards.

The Randolph-Lucas was designated a Historic Building – Exterior by the City of Atlanta in 1990 for its historic, cultural, and architectural significance. The Buckhead Heritage Society has been at the forefront in efforts to save the house.

- Kiri Walton contributed to this story