Emory homes are found in Dekalb County, which is one of Georgia's most popular areas.  The neighborhood is steeped in family values and has a rich tradition of history.  Architecturally, Emory homes are among the finest examples of the early 20th century architecture found in the Atlanta, if not in the entire State of Georgia.  This neighborhood was built within the Druid Hills Historic District.  Some of the Emery homes for sale include period houses which range from bungalows to mansions. 

Emory University is located just 15 minutes from downtown Atlanta within the tree-lined suburban neighborhood of Druid Hills on the Clifton Corridor which also includes well-known institutions such as the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American Cancer Society.  Emory is also home to nine major academic divisions and numerous centers for advanced study as well as a host of prestigious affiliated institutions.

Beginning as Georgia Conference Methodist Manual Labor School which the Methodist Church started in 1834, the institution became Emory College in Oxford in 1836, and finally Emory University in 1915.  The Asa Candler family, with their Coca-Cola fortune, strongly supported Emory University with an endowment of a million dollars.  Warren, Asa Candler’s brother, happened to be a Methodist bishop and served as the first Chancellor of Emery University.

Additionally, Candler initially donated property in Druid Hills for the campus.  The campus of Emory was designed by Henry Hornbostel of New York.  Hornbostel designed the campus buildings to feature Georgia-marble buildings in modern Italian design.  The Emory buildings were of the block-form with wide eaves and arched windows. 

Combined with these features, he used pink and gray Georgia marble in a random pattern which suggested the styles found in Italian villas reminiscent of Renaissance Tuscany.  By using indigenous materials, such as quarried Georgia marble slabs, and by integrating the building into the natural landscape, Hornbostel created a series of buildings that were a true compliment to their surroundings.

Hornbostel created a natural garden campus.  In his design for the Emory campus, he incorporated the natural growth of dogwood and pine trees with the winding roads and small bridges over ravines which are abundant in the landscape of Druid Hills which lay adjacent to the campus.

Emory homes afford residents classic “in-town living” and all the benefits sought in many area neighborhoods.  It has its own distinctive personality and the amenities of the arts and entertainment as well as many conveniences.  Any of the Emory homes for sale will make a truly fantastic place to call home.