The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-16
"Overbr00k Estates" Name
of Newest Realty Develop
ment in Shades Valley
OVER 300 ACRES ARE
CONTAINED IN TRACT
Property Located Directly Across Red
Mountain From Niazuma-Land-
scape Work Done Under Super
vision of Birmingham Engineer

"Overbroolz Estates" is the newest
suburban realty development. Tt was
announced yesterday that country plots
from two to ten acres would be ar
ranged by company owned by several
well known men of Birmingham. The
proposed development adJoins the city
park in Shades Valley and Is near the
Miner tract that Is being developed
under the direction of Charles w. Leav-
cit, Jr., the famous landscape archi-
tect of New York. That a very large
sum of money will be spent creating
attractive drives and otherwise beau
tifying the property is contained in an
announcement made yesterday as to the
work
Turner r. Weakley is president of
the company. while Walter B. Fowlkes
is vice president. They made this an
ncuncement yesterday:
"The property, which is now being
improved. consists of large tract of
more than 800 acres, adjoining on the
south the 200 acre park of the city.
1T is located directly across Red
mountain from Niazuma avenue and is
two miles from Highland avenue. This
tract of land was owned by the de
Give estate Of Atlanta for some so
years and was never held for sale until
last year. Certain Birmingham parties,
realizing its great possibilities, opened
negotiations for its purchase and after
! months OF effort were finally able to
secure it.
"The property hereafter will be
I ha
announcement of the names of those
interested in it's development is guar
antee that it will be something quite
beyond the ordinary.
"Active in the organization are Frank
E. Fowlkes, Walter Fowlkes, John d.
Dabney, Jr, Crawford Johnson, Charles
de Bardeleben, C. M. Goodman, j. v.
Allen, Forney Johnson, r. G. Mcdonald
and Turner r. Weakley. The Officers
of the estate company are Turner H..
Weakley, president; Walter Fowlkes,
vice president, and John D. Dabney. Jr.,
secretary and treasurer.
Zone of the salient features in connec-
tion with the estate, is that they are less
than two miles from the most exclusive
residential section of Highland avenue,
and less than a mile from the south end
of Miner. Heights, which is destined TO
be one of the finest residential parks in
America. Thus, while the Overbrools
Estates are in the country. they are prac-
tically adjacent to the city.
1.-THE property is divided into tracts
of two to 10 acres in size and most
elaborate system of the finest pike roads
wind through 1t. These roads, together
with a number of beautifully designed
concrete bridges crossing streams on the
property, have been under construction
for some time.
1.-THE landscaping work was all done
under the supervision of T. II. JOY, the
well known Birmingham engineer, in con-
nection WITH Miner & Brown. One or
the beautiful features on the property
is a park, covered with great forest trees,
more than a mile in length. lying be-
tween parallel boulevards. Parties motor
ing through the property can enter any
one of four pike roads, all connecting,
thus affording opportunity for beauti-
full drive near the city, with privilege
of selection of roads.
1.-THE natural approach to the property
from the city is by way of Highland ave-
nue., through Miner Heights, thence
through the 200 acre park belonging to
the city of Birmingham-Milner Heights
adjoining the city park on the north and
Overlook adjoining it on the south
.sOfficers of the company said they DID
not care to make any statement as to
the amount to be spent on the property,
but stated no expense was being spared
to construct a system OF roads ana
bridges equal to any in the country.