Preservation Alert UPDATE: 20-24 East Oglethorpe will not be heard tomorrow as it is being continued to the next HDBR. However, 301 Tattnall & 422 E Charlton will be heard Tomorrow, October 9.

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Behemoth 6-Story Hotel Proposed for East Oglethorpe Avenue

On October 9, 2024, the Historic District Board of Review (HDBR) is scheduled to vote on a proposed building on the northwest corner of Drayton Street and East Oglethorpe Avenue. A mid-century modern building will need to be demolished for the new building.

The proposed six-story structures is two stories taller than the two-to-four story nearby historic buildings on East Oglethorpe. The building features large glass windows that are inconsistent with the rhythm of the windows of surrounding structures.

The north side of East Oglethorpe is one of the most historic and picturesque vistas in the entire district and features such important structures as the Juliette Gordon Low House, the Ballastone Inn, the General Lachlan McIntosh home, the Conrad Aiken house and Mary Marshall Row.

The proposed building does not belong in such an important and historical location.

If you object to this proposal please send an email to mellonj@thempc.org prior to Wednesday. It does not need to be lengthy.

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Overscale Hotel Planned on Tattnall Street South of Liberty

Adding insult to injury, another hotel is being proposed Wednesday on Tattnall Street.

This hotel dwarfs the three story homes on Tattnall. Please object by sending an email to mellonj@thempc.org.

Lastly, an exterior elevator tower is being proposed at 422 East Charlton. It would ruin the continuity of the facades of the entire row of houses on the north side of Macon Street.

Sincerely,  

Andrew Berrien Jones 

Chair, Oglethorpe Plan Coalition, Inc. 

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