Candler Park

Coordinates: 33°45′46″N 84°19′35″W / 33.762773°N 84.326463°W / 33.762773; -84.326463

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City park and neighborhood on the east side of Atlanta, Georgia, United States

United States historic placeCandler Park Historic DistrictU.S. National Register of Historic PlacesU.S. Historic district
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Location

Roughly bounded by Moreland, DeKalb, McLendon, and Harold Aves., Mathews St., and Clifton Terr., Atlanta, Georgia

Coordinates

33°45′46″N 84°19′35″W / 33.762773°N 84.326463°W / 33.762773; -84.326463

Architectural style

Bungalow/Craftsman, Late Victorian

NRHP reference No.

83000191

Added to NRHP

1983, expanded 2005

Candler Park is a 55-acre (223,000 m²) city park located at 585 Candler Park Drive NE, in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. It is named after Coca-Cola magnate Asa Griggs Candler, who donated this land to the city in 1922. The park features a nine-hole golf course, a swimming pool, a football/soccer field, a basketball court, tennis courts, and a playground.

McLendon Ave NE in Candler Park.

Candler Park is also the name of the neighborhood surrounding the park. It is on the east side of the city, bordering Little Five Points, Lake Claire, Inman Park, Druid Hills, and Edgewood.

The Candler Park Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 8, 1983, with a boundary increase on March 17, 2005. It includes portions of Lake Claire.

MARTA rapid transit rail service is available at the Edgewood/Candler Park station.