Inman Park

Inman Park

Inman Park is Atlanta’s first planned residential suburb and also Atlanta’s first electric trolley neighborhood. Created at the cusp of the twentieth century, this Victorian neighborhood — curved streets, generous residential lots and verdant parks — was built upon the wrecked land of Atlanta’s Civil War battlefield, two miles east of Downtown Atlanta.

In 1969, the houses of Inman Park began to be caught up in the restoration and preservation movement that had started in San Francisco and moved throughout the country; the beauty of Victorian houses was being rediscovered, and people were learning to revere the architecture. In 1973, the neighborhood was added to the National Register of Historic Places as Atlantans continued to breathe new life into Inman Park.

Parks scattered throughout the neighborhood, including Freedom Park, the largest urban park created in the United States in the 20th century, are well-maintained green spaces that offer plenty of outdoor activities.