See the Before Photos of TOH’s Atlanta Postmaster’s House

Householders Kysha and Jonathan fell in love with a home the place South Atlanta’s first postmaster, Luther Value, lived and ran a publish workplace and retailer simply down the road. Value, a pillar of the group, fought for black civil rights, registered individuals to vote, and was concerned in a number of organizations all through town of Atlanta.

Immediately, the household plans to revive the dilapidated Nineteen Twenties Victorian and switch it into their residence in addition to a classroom for the kids.

Left: Meg Reinhardt, Proper: Steve Dietl

Outdoors, the home is uneven and falling aside. The muse piers will should be repaired and the panorama will get cleaned up.

Steve Dietl

Builder and contractor Jerry Davis of Park Atlanta Properties and This Previous Home common contractor Tom Silva deal with an previous staircase behind the South Atlanta residence.

Steve Dietl

The householders plan to make an outside training space for the youngsters of their giant, flat yard.

Meg Reinhardt

Proven: This Previous Home panorama contractor Jenn Nawada will get to know the householders’ youngsters, Alivia Sage and Joia, and builds a fairy backyard within the entrance yard.

Dana Schiffman

The primary ground will probably be totally gutted to create a brand new kitchen that’s open to the household room, with a brand new addition that can turn out to be an open ground plan. The inside staircase will return to its authentic location.

Meg Reinhardt

The upstairs hallway was already stripped of its plaster upon arrival. Present above: The unique middle staircase is gone, however one other set of stairs now stands as a replacement.

Meg Reinhardt

The householders plan to show a bonus house between the kids’s rooms right into a music room.

Meg Reinhardt

The trim, flooring, and home windows will probably be restored the place doable. New partitions, ceilings, plumbing, electrical, and HVAC will carry this home to trendy requirements whereas respecting its grace and historical past.

Dana Schiffman

Whereas the house has stood vacant for a lot of many years, the house owners have since submitted it to the Nationwide Historic Register to assist protect its appeal and historical past for years to return.