Castleberry Hill

Castleberry Hill Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
People in Castleberry Hill during the FLUX Art Stroll
Location:	Atlanta, Georgia
Coordinates:	33°45′3.6″N 84°23′59.7″W
Architect:	Multiple
Architectural style:	Other
Governing body:	Private
NRHP Reference#:	85001742
Added to NRHP:	August 08, 1985

Castleberry Hill is a neighborhood in central Atlanta, Georgia located adjacent to and southwest of the Central Business District. It is a federally recognized historic district since 1985 and became a City of Atlanta Landmark District in 2006. A designated 'landmark' district' helps preserve the neighborhood from overzealous developers.^{[citation needed]}

It also contains the Castleberry Hill Art District. In recent years, the area has experienced an influx of residents and new businesses. The area near the intersection of Peters Street and Walker Street is home to a growing number of small art galleries, restaurants, and loft residences. The area also offers pristine local shopping, including a high-end streetwear boutique called Urban Fusion. Other notable area eateries include Slice, a popular local pizza parlor; Wasabi, a recently opened sushi bar; and No Mas Cantina, a spacious Mexican-themed restaurant, bar and fine home furnishings. Castleberry Hill residents (known as CHillers) gather at local watering holes MBar, 255 Lounge, and Elliott Street to enjoy sandwiches and drinks. The crowd is normally a mix of AUC students and recent grads, residents, downtown workers, and attendees of downtown events (Philips Arena and the Georgia Dome are located nearby.)

Castleberry Hill is home to both the Second Friday Art Stroll and Nuit Blanche.

History

This area was originally part of the renegade Snake Nation community but by the Civil War was becoming industrial with terra cotta and other building material factories, cotton warehousing and grocers, one of whom, Daniel Castleberry, it is named for. By the early 1900s it had fallen on hard times where it remained until the 1980s where it was the backdrop for dystopic films such as Freejack and the movie Made in Heaven (film). Additionally, Driving Miss Daisy was filmed in the neighborhood; more recently, the Farelly Brothers comedy Hall Pass was shot there. Loft conversions began around then and by 1992 there were 120 lofts with 150 residents. The population has grown considerably since then.

External links

• Atlanta, Georgia, a National Park Service Discover Our Shared Heritage Travel Itinerary