Edward Conyngham Peters (October 22, 1855 – February 1, 1937) was an
Atlanta real estate developer. He was the son of
Richard Peters, a founder of the city.
Early life
Peters was born on October 22, 1855, in
Atlanta,
Georgia. He was one of nine children born to Mary Jane (
née
A birth name is the name of a person given upon birth. The term may be applied to the surname, the given name, or the entire name. Where births are required to be officially registered, the entire name entered onto a birth certificate or birth re ...
Thompson) Peters (1830–1911) and
Richard Peters (1810–1889), a railroad executive who was one of the founders of Atlanta. Among his siblings were
Richard,
Ralph, president of the
Long Island Rail Road
The Long Island Rail Road , often abbreviated as the LIRR, is a commuter rail system in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of New York (state), New York, stretching from Manhattan to the eastern tip of Suffolk County, New York, Suffolk Co ...
, and
Nellie, who also became prominent.
His paternal grandfather was
Richard Peters, a
reporter of Decisions to the
U.S. Supreme Court, and his great-grandfather was
Continental Congress
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man
Richard Peters, a Pennsylvania jurist. His maternal grandfather was Dr.
Joseph Thompson, an early settler and doctor.
Career
In 1889, upon his father's death, Edward inherited Richard's land, railroad and trolley interests.
He operated a real estate firm known as Peters Land Co., founded in 1890, and was a member of the
Atlanta City Council,
and donated the land for
Peters Park in 1887.
He sold off the land for the development of what is now the southern half of
Midtown Atlanta (below 8th Street, as far west as Atlantic St. on the Georgia Tech campus, to Argonne St. east of Piedmont).
Peters also served as president of the Atlanta Savings Bank, the
Exposition Cotton Mills
The Exposition Cotton Mills were cotton mills located in what is now the West Midtown area of Atlanta at the upper end of the Marietta Street Artery, an area rich with industrial heritage architecture. They were built on what had been Oglethorpe ...
, and was one of the organizers of the
Fourth National Bank in Atlanta.
Personal life
On November 19, 1878, Peters was married to Macon native, Helen Wimberly (d. 1936), the daughter of Ezekiel Wimberly and Mary Victoria (née Holt) Wimberly.
Together, they were the parents of:
* Wimberly B. Peters (1885–1948), who married Lucille Kuhrt.
* Edna Peters, who died in infancy.
His wife died at their home in June 1936 after five years of illness.
Peters died on February 1, 1937, in Atlanta and was buried at
Westview Cemetery.
Residence
Peters' residence, the
Edward C. Peters House
The Edward C. Peters House, also known as Ivy Hall, is a Queen Anne style house in Atlanta, Georgia. It occupies a lot covering an entire city block on the southeast corner of Piedmont Avenue and Ponce de Leon Avenue in Midtown Atlanta, just n ...
, built in 1883 and designed by architect
G. L. Norrman
Godfrey Leonard Norrman, (1846 – November 16, 1909) was an important architect in the southeastern United States. A number of his commissions are now listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and in 1897 he was made a Fellow of t ...
in the
Queen Anne style, on the southwest corner of
Ponce de Leon Avenue and Piedmont,
is now used by the
Savannah College of Art and Design and is listed on the
National Register of Historic Places.
References
External links
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1855 births
1937 deaths
Businesspeople from Atlanta
Atlanta City Council members