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 Visit the Candlelight Tour of Homes Website
Details from our previous Tour of Homes:
Saturday, September 26th, 10am - 6pm
Sunday, September 27th, noon - 6pm
Join us for the 36th Grant Park Tour of Homes! This year’s tour theme is Atlanta’s Backyard, because that's how we see Grant Park -- a closely-knit, historic community in the center of everything Atlanta has to offer. This year’s tour features thirteen residences, including historic bungalows, new construction homes, and modern condominiums, as well as four neighborhood special stops.
Grant Park is the oldest and most historic neighborhood in Atlanta and is currently home to more than 2,000 residences, as well as top visitor attractions Zoo Atlanta and the Cyclorama. Come on tour with us -- you might be surprised to see what's in your own backyard! You may also visit our Special Stops on the tour, which include Oakland Cemetery, Kairos Church, Park Avenue Baptist Church, and Intown Healthy Hound.
The annual tour of homes is the biggest fundraiser for the Grant Park Neighborhood Association. 100% of the cost of your ticket helps our community provide the necessary funds for our local schools, organizations and neighborhood improvements. Attending the Tour of Homes is also a great way to learn about Grant Park, socialize, and support our historic community. Stop by and say hello -- we'd love to see you!
Tickets are $20 on the days of the Tour. Tickets are available at the ticket booth located at the park entrance at the intersection of Cherokee and Milledge Avenues and at select area businesses, including Agave, Dakota Blue, Grant Central Pizza, Six Feet Under, Stella, Tin Lizzy's, and Intown Healthy Hound and City-Kitty.
For more information, or to sponsor this year's Tour of Homes, email Chair Kolbi Cumbo-Lynn at tourofhomes@gpna.org.
Proceeds
All event proceeds benefit the Grant Park Neighborhood Association, which uses the funds to support organizations involved with restoring and enriching Grant Park. Past supported organizations include the Golden Age Center at St. Paul United Methodist Church, the Grant Park Cooperative Preschool, the Grant Park Conservancy, and the Neighborhood Charter School.
 History of Grant Park
Grant Park’s namesake, Lemuel Pratt (L.P.) Grant, was actually a native of Maine who moved to Atlanta in the 1840’s. L.P. was instrumental in bringing rail to Atlanta, spawning one of Atlanta’s many growth spurts. During the Civil War, he was chief engineer for the Department of Militia, C.S.A. and planned the defensive lines that surrounded the city. After the war, L.P. continued his service to Atlanta with such ardor that in several historical accounts he was referred to as the “Father of Atlanta.” He balanced his public life with personal retreat – his family home was an Italianate mansion situated in the center of his 600 wooded acres. His solitude was disturbed by his own generosity. Col. Grant gifted or traded 100 acres for the establishment of Grant Park and 88 acres, which became Oakland Cemetery. The rest of L.P.’s land was subdivided between 1885 and 1905 during one of Atlanta’s many building booms.
Today, Grant Park, founded in 1881, is Atlanta’s oldest surviving city park. The park is home to Zoo Atlanta and the Cyclorama, and features picnic pavilions, walking trails, playgrounds, athletic facilities, and a one-acre pond. The park was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. Showcasing turn-of-the-century homes, the Grant Park area was deemed a Historical District by the City of Atlanta in 1999, and residents take an active role in preserving and enriching the park and neighborhood. For general Grant Park information, visit the Grant Park Neighborhood Association website.
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