Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-12
ANSLEY OFFERS
DES|RABLELOTS
|NOGLETHORPE
While on the Market Only Short
Time, Sales of 100000 Have
Already Been Made.

The Edwin p. Ansley Company VIII
offer its Oglethorpe Park property,
recently subdivided and placed on the
market last Monday, at auction Mon
day afternoon at 3 o'clock. So nu-
merous have been the inquiries that
the company decided to put the prices
up to the buyers themselves.
Although on the market only few
days. ). Il. Davidson Mr.. Ansieys
safes manager, announces that he has
already sold nearly 100000 worth OF
the lots.
Oglethorpe Park Is undoubtedly one
Ct the most attractive subdivisions
over offered to home seekers. me
chief demand in recent years has been
that there be home sites with trees
and scenic beauty. Hardly anywhere
could more beautiful locations be
found than in Oglethorpe Park stu
ated as II is between Silver Lake and
Og'ethorpe University site. and facing
Re Capital City Country Club and on
leautifui woodland slopes
His Latest Undertaking.
Oglethorpe Park is the latest un-
dertaking OF Edwin F. Ansley, that
dominant figure who has been the
biggest factor In the development Of
Atlanta residence sections Always
the first to read the signs Of the
Zines, he has noted and taken adj
vantage OF the city's irresistible trend
toward the north.
Large gangs of workmen have been
busily engaged in laying OFF the
grounds according to Mr.. Ansley's
IDEAS of what a model residential
section should be- BY the time OF
the auction sale the men win have
completed work on about 700 feet fac
ing the country club.
The main entrance 10 the park Is
through the Stoval property, open
ing 200 feet on Peachtree road Just
within the entrance this magnificent
diive, destined TO become one of the
hest and most beautiful automobile
drives in the South, narrOws to Is
feet. the width of Peachtree, and
continues a. that width IN a flourish
Ing arc through 1900 feet to the
grounds Of oglethorpe University.
Assurance of Extension.
The Peachtrce road ear line teru1i-
rates within few feet Of the en-
trance. and the Ansley company has
tie positive assurance Of the Geor-
ela Railway and Power Company that
ll eventually will he extended through
Ogiethorpe Park. Splendid homes viii
be erected along this proposed extern
son
The proposed lengthening OF the
Weiauca Rad into the Brookhaven
land passes through the park. Six
thousand feet OF the tract front on
Peachtree road
Something OF the marvellous beauty
81 tie park is seen in the pictures In
adjoining columns But neither can
photographs or word pictures do JUS
lice To II. Nor could the brush Of the
artist, for that matter.
Advantages OF Property
Miles and miles of virgin forest and
green valleys undulate away, form
ing one grand panorama There IL
everything TO lure the seeker for an
deal home site. The sunsets are
gorgeous from Oelethorpe, and many
Who have witnessed them state that
none is prettieT ia the whole United
states
Then the climatic advantages OF the
park are almost as good as those OF
the Appalachian Mountains. The
nights are always cool. even in the
midst of the hottest weather and al
ways a cool breeze fans the gentle
slopes
Besides these advantages that no
other sec ton can offer, Oglethorpe
Park has every convenience of the
city, including water, sewerage. cleo
trio lights telephone service, tile or
cement sidewalks, paved boulevards