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

September 9, 2022

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Family and TOH cast in front of the Atlanta House — Steve Dietl

Check out these photos of This Old House Season 44 first project — a home in South Atlanta, GA once owned by the area’s first postmaster, Luther Price.

Homeowners Kysha and Jonathan fell in love with a house where South Atlanta’s first postmaster, Luther Price, lived and ran a post office and store just down the street. Price, a pillar of the community, fought for black civil rights, registered people to vote, and was involved in multiple organizations throughout the city of Atlanta.

Today, the family plans to restore the dilapidated 1920s Victorian and turn it into their home as well as a classroom for the children.

Family and house of the South Atlanta Project House

Outside, the house is uneven and falling apart. The foundation piers will need to be repaired and the landscape will get cleaned up.

Builder and contractor Jerry Davis of Park Atlanta Homes and This Old House general contractor Tom Silva address an old staircase in the back of the South Atlanta home.

Jenn Nawada in backyard of Atlanta house — Jenn Nawada hangs out in the large, flat backyard.

The homeowners plan to make an outdoor education area for the kids in their large, flat backyard.

Jenn Nawada playing in the back yard with the homeowner’s children

Shown: This Old House landscape contractor Jenn Nawada gets to know the homeowners’ children, Alivia Sage and Joia, and builds a fairy garden in the front yard.

First floor before construction — The front foyer’s windows have been boarded up for years.

The first floor will be fully gutted to create a new kitchen that’s open to the family room, with a new addition that will become an open floor plan. The interior staircase will return to its original location.

The upstairs hallway was already stripped of its plaster upon arrival. Show above: The original center staircase is gone, but another set of stairs now stands in its place.

Space between the kid’s room before construction

The homeowners plan to turn a bonus space between the children’s rooms into a music room.

The trim, floors, and windows will be restored where possible. New walls, ceilings, plumbing, electrical, and HVAC will bring this house to modern standards while respecting its grace and history.

While the home has stood vacant for many decades, the owners have since submitted it to the National Historic Register to help preserve its charm and history for years to come.

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