Hammeren House, 3540 Roxboro Road, Atlanta

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The Hammeren House is located at Ridgedale Park Lakeside/Kingsboro Neighborhood, Roxboro Road in Fulton County, in the City of Atlanta, Georgia. SiKnificance: The Hammeren House is historically significant as an intact example of a minimal traditional style house. It possesses a local level of significance in the area of architecture. ~scription: The Hammeren House is a representative example of a minimal traditional style house. It possesses an intact floor plan consisting of a living room, dining room, kitchen and two small bedrooms off of a hallway. f..rchitectural features of interest include a cedar shingle exterior, a side gable roof and 8/8 windows. There is also a full daylight basement which is common for the period. Interior features include a living room fireplace and mantle.

Histozy: The Hammeren House was built as part of the Ridgedale Park Lakeside/Kingsboro neighborhood, which is an example of a to American suburban development. This area was originally considered to be in the country and was developed with the automobile in mind. The house had several owners until it was purchased by the Hammeren family in the The Hammeren family has used the home as rental property since Brenda Thorpe, current tenant, personal interview, Franklin Garrett, fonner neighborhood resident and Atlanta historian, personal interview, Garrett, Franklin M. HAtlanta and Environs, A Chronicle of Its People and Events." Volume II, University of Georgia Press, Sanbome Maps, Volume 6, page September Peg Walker, neighborhood resident. telephone interview, HAMMEREN HOUSE HABS No.

GA-2324 (Page 2) Atlanta History Center, library research - Ridgedale Park neighborhood file, Lakeside/ Kingsboro neighborhood file, Mary Hayes, neighborhood resident, telephone interview, Al Weatherly, former neighborhood resident, telephone interview, Karen Huebner, Atlanta Urban Design Commission, telephone interview, City of Atlanta, Bureau of Buildings, Bureau of Planning - maps of Atlanta. Fulton County Tax and Property Record Room - property record cards. The Atlanta Journal/The Atlanta Constitution, Homefinder Section, pages 6 - 7, December 10,