Jun 08, 2011
National Register of Historic Places - Dr. Luther C. and Lucy Hurt Fischer House (Flowerland)
Statement of Significant: In 1926, Dr. Luther C. and Lucy Hurt Fischer purchased 114 acres of land on both sides of Chamblee Dunwoody Road in DeKalb County. Dr. Fischer founded the Davis-Fischer Sanatorium on Linden Street in Atlanta in 1911, which was renamed Crawford W. Long Memorial Hospital in 1931. The Fischers commissioned architect Philip Trammell Shutze to design their house on a bluff above Nancy Creek. The Neoclassical Revival-style house was completed in 1932. The grounds, known as Flowerland, are remembered by Atlantans for the extensive gardens that were maintained by the Fischers. The Dr. Luther C. and Lucy Hurt Fischer House is eligible for the National Register at the state level of significance under Criterion B in the area of medicine because of its association with Dr. Fischer and his achievements in healthcare in Atlanta. The Fischer house is eligible for the National Register at the state level of significance under Criterion C in the area of architecture because it is an excellent example of Neoclassical Revival-style architecture by master architect Philip Trammell Shutze, who is among the most important 20th-century architects in Georgia. Shutze studied at the Georgia Institute of Technology and Columbia University, won the Rome Prize, and attended the American Academy in Rome. In Atlanta, Shutze designed houses inspired by Italian Renaissance villas for the city's wealthy elites. Swan House, which he designed in 1928 for the Inman family, is based on the Villa Corsini in Rome. Neoclassical Revival-style buildings in Atlanta by Shutze include Henry Grady High School (1922-1924), renovations to Citizens and Southern Bank (1929), and The Temple (1931).
National Register of Historic Places - Dr. Luther C. and Lucy Hurt Fischer House (Flowerland)
Statement of Significant: In 1926, Dr. Luther C. and Lucy Hurt Fischer purchased 114 acres of land on both sides of Chamblee Dunwoody Road in DeKalb County. Dr. Fischer founded the Davis-Fischer Sanatorium on Linden Street in Atlanta in 1911, which was renamed Crawford W. Long Memorial Hospital in 1931. The Fischers commissioned architect Philip Trammell Shutze to design their house on a bluff above Nancy Creek. The Neoclassical Revival-style house was completed in 1932. The grounds, known as Flowerland, are remembered by Atlantans for the extensive gardens that were maintained by the Fischers. The Dr. Luther C. and Lucy Hurt Fischer House is eligible for the National Register at the state level of significance under Criterion B in the area of medicine because of its association with Dr. Fischer and his achievements in healthcare in Atlanta. The Fischer house is eligible for the National Register at the state level of significance under Criterion C in the area of architecture because it is an excellent example of Neoclassical Revival-style architecture by master architect Philip Trammell Shutze, who is among the most important 20th-century architects in Georgia. Shutze studied at the Georgia Institute of Technology and Columbia University, won the Rome Prize, and attended the American Academy in Rome. In Atlanta, Shutze designed houses inspired by Italian Renaissance villas for the city's wealthy elites. Swan House, which he designed in 1928 for the Inman family, is based on the Villa Corsini in Rome. Neoclassical Revival-style buildings in Atlanta by Shutze include Henry Grady High School (1922-1924), renovations to Citizens and Southern Bank (1929), and The Temple (1931).
Jun 08, 2011
Posted Date
Aug 07, 2023
Historical Record Date
Jun 08, 2011
Source Name
National Register of Historic Places
