Welcome to Callanwolde! We hope you will enjoy this Virtual Tour of one of Atlanta's most celebrated historic residences.
Built in 1920 by Coca-Cola heir Charles Howard Candler, Callanwolde was saved from demolition in 1971 by the citizens of DeKalb County and serves today as a unique arts center and hub of cultural activity for the entire metropolitan Atlanta area. The original estate encompassed 27 acres and included the 27,000 square foot Gothic-Tudor style mansion, a gardener's cottage, a four-car garage with servant's quarters, a swimming pool with pool house, six tennis courts, two large greenhouses, livestock barns, extensive vegetable and flower gardens, and a wide variety of native shrubs and trees as well as fruit and nut trees.
We invite you to take a self-guided virtual tour of the Callanwolde mansion as it appears today by clicking on the links in the green bar below for photos with commentary of some of Callanwolde's unique architecutural features. The first and second floors of the main house, the grounds, out buildings and exterior, as well as innovative construction techniques are discussed.
For more views of Callanwolde, its grounds and interesting peripheral out buildings, click on the thumbnail images below. For Historic Photos of Callanwolde, click on the link in the green bar at the top of this web page.
Exterior Mansion Views
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Interior Mansion Views
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Gardens & Out Buildings
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