The Edward C. Peters House, also known as Ivy Hall, is a Queen Anne style house in

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. It occupies a lot covering an entire city block on the southeast corner of Piedmont Avenue and

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, just north of the SoNo neighborhood. Its current owner is the

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History

The house was built in 1883 for Edward C. Peters. The architect was Gottfried I. Norrman, a Swedish immigrant. The house incorporates references to the Peters family, such as tiles depicting the Philadelphia Fish and Chowder Society founded by Edward's great-grandfather Richard Peters, Jr. Edward's father, also named Richard Peters, was instrumental in the founding and transformation of the small town of Marthasvillle into Atlanta. Edward inherited Richard's railroad and trolley interests in 1889. The Peters House survived the

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, when houses between North Avenue and Ponce de Leon Avenue were dynamited as a firebreak. After the death of Peters' daughter-in-law in 1970 the house was threatened with demolition, but it became ''The Mansion'' restaurant, operated by Bill Swearingen three years later. The interiors have been largely preserved, although a fire in 2000 caused the restaurant to close. In 2005 the house was acquired by the

. A full restoration of Ivy Hall was undertaken, reopening on October 3, 2008. A portion of the grounds was developed with housing.

Photo gallery

Image:Ivy Hall Foyer.jpg, Chandelier in foyer Image:Peters House Tiles.jpg, Dining room mantel (tiles depicting Philadelphia Fish and Chowder Society) Image:Ivy Hall Detail.jpg, Architectural detail Image:Back of Peters House.jpg, Back and side view of home Image:Ivy Hall.jpg, View from Ponce De Leon Avenue Image:Edward_C_Peters_House_2013_09_28_7874.JPG, Another view of the home Se
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References

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National Park Service Atlanta
Ivy Hall
, Savannah College of Art and Design
Edward C. Peters House
Atlanta Urban Design Commission *
Photos of Peters House/Ivy Hall (inside and outside)
{{Savannah College of Art and Design Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Georgia (U.S. state) Historic American Buildings Survey in Georgia (U.S. state) Queen Anne architecture in Georgia (U.S. state) Houses in Atlanta Houses completed in 1883 National Register of Historic Places in Atlanta City of Atlanta-designated historic sites Old Fourth Ward 1883 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state)