Randolph-Lucas House Facing Possible Demolition

Located at the intersection of Peachtree Road and Lindbergh Drive, the Randolph-Lucas House is an elegant Georgian style building that was designed by P. Thornton Marye in 1924.

Historical significance aside, the 2500 Peachtree Condominium Association has applied for a demolition permit from the City of Atlanta Office of Buildings to demolish the Randolph-Lucas House.

The Condo Association claims that the building is unsafe and is an imminent threat to public safety. However, the Office of Buildings concluded upon inspection that the building is structurally sound and not in a condition that endangers the public.

Because of its findings, the Office of Buildings has informed the applicant that the Atlanta Urban Design Commission must review and comment on the demolition application since the house is designated a Historic Building under the City of Atlanta's Historic Preservation Ordinance.

The Condominium Association is appealing the decision of the Office of Buildings.

The issue will be reviewed at the following meetings:

NPU-B Zoning Committee Meeting
June 26, 2012 at 7:00 p.m.
Hyland Center, 1st Floor, Cathedral of Christ the King, 2699 Peachtree Road

Board of Zoning Adjustment (BZA) Hearing
July 12, 2012 at 12:00 p.m.
Council Chambers, 2nd Floor, City Hall, 55 Trinity Avenue, SW

The mansion does need work, Erica Danylchak, executive director of the told the Atlanta Journal Consitution recently. However, tearing the historic site down should not be an option.

“It’s the last mansion we have that tells the story of the early development of Peachtree Street” north of Midtown, said Danylchak.

The mansion derives its name from two families that occupied the house for more than 60 years. It was one of many stately residences lining Peachtree in the early years of the last century.

A 1931 map at the depicts 61 single-family homes on Peachtree between Peachtree Battle and Piedmont Road, one of which was the Randolph-Lucas House.