The Adair Mansion, originally named Wood Cliff (1895) is located in the

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neighborhood of

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at 964 Rupley Drive, and is as of 2011 divided into upscale apartments. Green Buren Adair (c. 1837-1914, Atlanta), a wholesale commission and fertilizer tycoon, acquired the of land in 1892 for $17,000. The land was in the country at the time, but easily accessed by the new

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streetcar line. The house was completed in 1895 and served as the family's summer house until 1911 when they moved in permanently. The Mediterranean-style house and grounds were nearly turned into a country club with tennis courts and a golf course. Instead, the grounds were turned into the Vineyard Park subdivision in 1911. This is an area of bungalow-style houses bounded by Adair Ave., Todd Rd., Virginia Ave., and N. Highland Ave.''Atlanta Georgian and News'', Jul. 15, 1911, p.3
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