Rainbow Terrace, Condominium complex in a former Mediterranean Revival mansion in Druid Hills, Atlanta, United States
Rainbow Terrace, now Lullwater Estate, is a Mediterranean-style mansion at 1610 Ponce de Leon Avenue in Atlanta's Druid Hills Historic District. Architect G. Lloyd Preacher designed it for Lucy Beall Candler Owens Heinz, daughter of Coca-Cola co-founder Asa Griggs Candler. The mansion is now divided into condominiums and surrounded by townhouses, forming a complex.
The building was constructed in the 1920s for Lucy Beall Candler Owens Heinz, daughter of Coca-Cola co-founder Asa Griggs Candler, and designed by architect G. Lloyd Preacher. It was later converted into residential units and remains a preserved part of the historic neighborhood.
The house is named Rainbow Terrace, though it is now known as Lullwater Estate. It was built for Lucy Beall Candler Owens Heinz, daughter of Coca-Cola co-founder Asa Griggs Candler, and its Mediterranean Revival design by G. Lloyd Preacher, the architect of Atlanta City Hall, ties it to the Druid Hills Historic District.
Rainbow Terrace stands at 1610 Ponce de Leon Avenue in the Druid Hills Historic District. The mansion is divided into condominiums and is surrounded by townhouses, so the buildings are private homes rather than a site with visitor access. The address can be seen from the street; the grounds and interiors are not open to the public.
Henry Heinz, husband of Lucy Beall Candler Owens Heinz, was shot by a burglar at Rainbow Terrace in 1943. A domestic servant was convicted of the crime, yet rumours persisted that a relative had murdered him.
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