Ansley Park Revival

The Project

A Tudor Revival, Given New Life

The Ansley Park house was built in 1924 by one of Atlanta's early residential architects — a confident Tudor Revival on a double lot at the edge of the park. By the time we were brought in, it had been through several layers of well-meaning but uncoordinated updates that had muffled its character without improving its bones.

Our work began with a full condition assessment: every system, every wall section, every original plaster detail catalogued before a single piece came down. Original heart-pine floors were sanded back to bare wood and refinished in place. Plaster cornices that had been damaged were replicated by a traditional plasterer who casts from original profiles. Period-appropriate hardware — door knobs, switch plates, cabinet pulls — was sourced from architectural salvage dealers across the Southeast.

The result is a house that reads as 1924 but lives as 2022. New mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems run entirely concealed. A reconfigured kitchen opens to the rear garden without disturbing the front-of-house room sequence. The character was worth saving, so we saved it.