Druid Hills Historic District, Historic district in DeKalb County, Georgia.

Druid Hills Historic District is a residential area in DeKalb County characterized by curved roadways, green spaces, and parks that frame the neighborhood's layout. The architecture showcases grand homes and buildings constructed in multiple styles along Ponce de Leon Avenue and surrounding streets.

Frederick Law Olmsted drew up the plan in 1893 for developer Joel Hurt's Kirkwood Land Company, organizing it around Ponce de Leon Avenue, a broad parkway flanked by a series of parks. Construction only began in 1905, and in 1908 the development company was sold to Asa Candler, president of the Coca-Cola Company and later mayor of Atlanta. The development was completed in 1936, with large mansions facing the central parkway.

Ponce de Leon Avenue runs as a broad parkway between a chain of parks, with mansions facing the green on both sides. The Druid Hills Parks and Parkways district, listed in 1975, covers 250 acres along the avenue between Briarcliff Road and the old Seaboard Coast Line tracks, where Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival and Italian Renaissance Revival houses stand side by side.

Walking through the curved streets allows you to experience the layout and architectural variety that define the neighborhood. The wide green spaces and parks create a pleasant environment for leisurely exploration on foot.

Asa Candler was president of the Coca-Cola Company, not its founder, when he bought the development company in 1908; he later served as Atlanta's mayor. His mansion at 1428 Ponce de Leon Avenue is a specific address visitors can locate along the parkway.