Fox Theatre Historic District, Performing arts district in Midtown Atlanta, United States.
Fox Theatre Historic District is an area of significant buildings along Peachtree Street, anchored by the Fox Theatre completed in 1929 with Moorish and Egyptian design elements. The district also includes hotels and other structures from the same era that together form a recognizable performing arts neighborhood.
The district's buildings date from 1911 to 1929: William Lee Stoddart's Georgian Terrace Hotel (1911) and Ponce de Leon Apartments (1913), the Cox-Carlton Hotel by Pringle and Smith (1925), and the Fox Theatre by Oliver Vinour and others (1929). The Georgian Terrace hosted the 1939 gala ball for the premiere of Gone with the Wind. The district is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The Georgian Terrace Hotel hosted the 1939 gala ball for the premiere of Gone with the Wind, an event tied to the district's Peachtree Street setting. The Cox-Carlton Hotel, built in 1925 as a bachelor hotel, now operates as a Hotel Indigo. The Fox Theatre, designed by Oliver Vinour and others, opened in 1929.
The area is easily reached by public transportation, including the nearby North Avenue MARTA station and several parking options nearby. Visitors should plan ahead on performance days when the district becomes crowded, especially along the main streets where foot traffic concentrates around the theatre.
The district's four buildings were designed by different architects: Oliver Vinour and others for the Fox Theatre (1929), William Lee Stoddart for the Georgian Terrace Hotel (1911) and the Ponce de Leon Apartments (1913), and Pringle and Smith for the Cox-Carlton Hotel (1925). The Ponce de Leon Apartments are described as Italianate, or Beaux-Arts/Renaissance-revival, in style.
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