From WABE Atlanta read about the West End, Past and Present… One of the oldest homes in Atlanta is about a mile and a half south of downtown in a community called the West End. It’s a two story greyish-blue home with white trim, a front porch, and a fireplace.

Oak trees shade the yard and stairs lead to the property from a charming brick sidewalk. The home sits back on its lot behind a wrought iron fence on Peeples Street, although that specific fence wasn’t there when the house was built in 1856. Read more.