The Sinclair Avenue Residence was awarded a 2009 Urban Design Award of Excellence in the Historic Preservation category sponsored by the Atlanta Urban Design Commission. The home is known to predate the 1889 land auction held by entrepreneur Joel Hurt, giving it the distinction of being perhaps the oldest home in what is now defined as Inman Park. It was a farmhouse, built by Palmer on land purchased in 1886 from Sarah Colquitt, wife of Governor A. E. Colquitt. At the time of the recent renovation, the house had come down to Jones Pierce with surprisingly few alterations and much of its original character. The new owners, in consultation with Jones Pierce, implemented a significant rear addition and a meticulous restoration to the extant front. When purchased by the owners in 2005 the house was affected with a dated rear kitchen addition. The primary concern was to build a more historically sensitive expansion which would now include a master suite. The unique pyramidal roof of the main home?s original design was duplicated over the addition, unifying new kitchen and bedroom with a characteristic sleeping porch facing the rear. The house is a testament that through the stewardship of appreciative owners, historically significant structures can continue to be comfortable family homes in the modern age with sensible remodeling and informed preservation.

Back to Whole Home Renovations Portfolio