Update on the Decatur Home at 2732 Whites Mill Road Decatur GA 30034

Greetings and a very Happy 2014 to all! I thought I would take a moment to update you on the Decatur home for sale we have listed on several property classified websites as well as on this page. As of today, January 6, 2014, the house is still on the market. We have had a number of prospective buyers look at the house and a few serious inquiries have also come in. However, no confirmed offers as of today which means you can still check out the home and make an offer!


The area in which the home is located is called South Dekalb and you are welcome to drive by to take a look. If you wish to visit the property, please write to me at GTrealestate55@gmail.com . What follows is an article about Atlanta for those out-of-towners planning to relocate to the metro Atlanta area. If you scroll further, you will find a short property description. In essence, the home is 972 square feet and has three bedrooms and one bath. It requires about $4000 worth of repairs. It is currently vacant which is why we could strike a deal real quickly!

Introducing Decatur Georgia



If you are an Atlantan, what we have to share below may be interesting facts and figures with which you may already be familiar. However, if you are from out-of-town considering the purchase of my house on Whites Mill, this information will surely interest you. If you are looking for homes in Atlanta or homes in Decatur, we have the perfect home for you!

It will surely interest those who are planning to purchase property in Atlanta that Decatur is a city in as well as the county seat of, DeKalb County, in Georgia. With a population of 19,335 in the 2010 census, the city is sometimes assumed to be larger since multiple zip codes in unincorporated DeKalb County bear the Decatur name. It is an in-town suburb of Atlanta and part of the Atlanta Metropolitan Area, and its public transportation is served by three MARTA rail stations which has added to the prices of homes for sale in Decatur. Property values typically go up if the property is located near a public transit railway station such as MARTA.

Decatur's official motto is "A city of homes, schools and places of worship."Prior to 2000, this motto was "A city of homes, schools, and churches."

In 1822, Decatur was founded at the intersection of two Native American trails: the Sandtown which led east from the Chattahoochee River at Utoy Creek, and the Shallowford which follows today's Clairmont Road and eventually crossed near Roswell. The town was named for naval hero Stephen Decatur, and its early roads were named logically but soon after were renamed in a curious manner:

Shallowford Road, which led to the Shallow Ford, has been renamed Clairmont Avenue, probably because it does not go to, from or past any place called Clairmont. Covington Road is now Sycamore Street, probably because it leads to Covington and has no Sycamores on it. Nelson's Ferry Road, named after the local family which ran the ferry at the Chattahoochee end of the road, has been named Ponce de Leon after a family prominent before Castro, in Havana, Cuba.

In the 1830s, the Western and Atlantic Railroad wanted to make Decatur the southernmost stop on its line. The citizens of Decatur did not want the noise, pollution and growth that would come with such a major terminal, so they rejected the proposal. They were equally concerned about the fact that the cost of homes in Decatur would go down. In response, the railroad founded a new city to the west-southwest of Decatur for the terminal. This town later became the city of Atlanta.

During the American Civil War, Decatur became a strategic site in Sherman's campaign against Atlanta. In July 1864, Union general James B. McPherson occupied Decatur to cut off the Confederates' supply line from Augusta, Georgia. During the Battle of Atlanta on July 22, Confederate cavalry under Major General Joseph Wheeler attacked McPherson's supply wagons and the Union troops left to defend the wagons. A marker at the Decatur courthouse marks the site of this skirmish.

In the last half of the twentieth century, the metropolitan area of Atlanta expanded into unincorporated DeKalb County, eventually surrounding two sides of the incorporated town of Decatur. Concurrently, many well-to-do and middle class white Americans fled the area to more distant suburbs. The 1960s and 1970s witnessed dramatic drops in property values. However, more recently the city has regained economic vigor, partially thanks to several long-term downtown development plans that have come to fruition, making Decatur a trendy small mixed-use district with easy transit to downtown Atlanta.

Over the past two decades, Decatur has gained a local and national reputation as a progressive city with a high level of citizen involvement that retains a small town feel despite its proximity to Atlanta.




According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.2 square miles all of it land.

As of the 2010 census, there were 19,335 people, 8,599 occupied housing units, and 4,215 families residing in the city. The population density was 4,603.6 people per square mile. There were 9,335 housing units at an average density of 2,222.6 per square mile.

The racial makeup of the city was 73.5% White, 20.2% African American, 0.0% Native American, 2.9% Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, 0.6% from other races, and 2.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.2% of the population.

38.8%) were a husband-wife family living together, 984 (11.4%) of households had a female householder with no husband present, and 4,063 (47.2) did not fit into either of the two
37.9%) of all households were made up of individuals of those, 1,814 (21.1%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.17 and the average family size was 2.96.

The median income for a household in Decatur, at the time when the survey was conducted, was $73,602. Males had a median income of $73,089 versus $58,580 for females. The per capita income for the city was $42,926. About 12.20% of families and 14.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.2% of those under age 18 and 12.5% of those age 65 or over.

Education levels for Decatur are above average for the Atlanta area, with 56% of residents having obtained a bachelor's degree or higher, and 27% having obtained a graduate degree or higher.

The Decatur City School District, which serves the city limits, holds grades pre-school to grade twelve, that consists of four elementary schools, a fourth and fifth grade academy, a middle school, and a high school.

The DeKalb County School District, which serves unincorporated areas in DeKalb County around Decatur, operates the William Bradley Bryant Center (WBBC) in an unincorporated area near Decatur.

List of Schools


  • Decatur High School
  • Carl G. Renfroe Middle School
  • The 4/5 Academy at Fifth Avenue
  • Glenwood Elementary
  • Clairemont Elementary
  • Oakhurst Elementary
  • Winnona Park Elementary
  • The district has 224 full-time teachers and over 2,519 students.

There are two accredited colleges in Decatur:
  • Agnes Scott College
  • Columbia Theological Seminary


Emory University is located northwest of Decatur, in nearby unincorporated DeKalb County. Georgia Perimeter College is not too far away. The DeKalb County Public Library operates the Decatur Branch of the library.

Decatur has a Commission - Manager form of government. A five-member City Commission is elected for four-year terms on two-year cycles. Two members are elected from the south side of the city, two from the north side and one is elected at-large. At their organizational meeting each January, the Commissioners elect a mayor and mayor-pro-tem from among their own membership for a one-year term. The mayor is not a separate elected office. The current mayor is William F. Floyd. Previous mayors have included Leslie Jasper Steele (1915), Jack Hamilton, aWalter Drake, Mike Mears, Ann A. Crichton, Elizabeth Wilson, and Scott Candler, Sr. (known as Mr. DeKalb).

The Commission appoints a professional City Manager to carry out the policies, directives and day-to-day business of the city. There are also several citizen volunteer boards and commissions appointed by the City Commission including the Planning Commission, the Zoning Board of Appeals, the Historic Preservation Commission, and others. The Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice has its headquarters in Avondale Estates, near Decatur.

Decatur's downtown area and residential neighborhoods are filled with historic structures and sites of interest which is perhaps why buying a home in Decatur is a worthwhile value proposition to pursue. This list primarily consists of structures on the National Register of Historic Places, but many remain privately owned and may only be viewed from the exterior.

South Candler Street--Agnes Scott College Historic District, 141 East College Ave. This "district" is on the National Register of Historic Places. It includes both the college campus and surrounding historic homes, and is "book-ended" by the Winnona Park Historic District to the east and the MAK Historic District to the west.
Clairemont Historic District, north of Decatur Square.
Columbia Theological Seminary, 701 Columbia Dr. This tree-lined, brick and limestone campus lies within Decatur's Winnona Park neighborhood.
Cora Beck Hampton Schoolhouse and House, 213 Hillyer Pl. These structures are on the National Register of Historic Places.
Decatur Cemetery, 229 Bell St. Historic cemetery founded in the early 19th Century and locNE of Decatur Square. Decatur's renovated Railway Depot is now a restaurant known as "Farmstead 303".

The historic courthouse sits in Decatur Square and contains a small history museum.
Fraser House, Church St. & Bell St. A modest 19th Century structure at the entrance to Decatur Cemetery.
Glenwood Elementary, the oldest school in the city
High House, North Candler St. and Sycamore St. This antebellum structure is believed to be the oldest 2-story structure in Decatur.
Historic House Complex, 716 & 720 West Trinity Pl. Three antebellum homes relocated to Adair Park.

Historic Oakhurst in southwest Decatur:

An early 20th Century town annexed by Decatur, Oakhurst still has its own business district surrounded by bungalows.
MAK Historic District, McDonough, Adams and Kings Highway. Decatur's first local historic district is full of early 20th Century American Craftsman-style homes and has been used by Hollywood for films.
Methodist Chapel, Commerce Ave. & Sycamore St. A beautiful granite chapel on historic Sycamore Street that is owned by First Methodist Church, Decatur.
Old Scottish Rite Hospital, 321 West Hill St. (Oakhurst neighborhood). The historic Shriner's hospital has had an adaptive reuse and now houses restaurants and an art gallery.
Pythagoras Masonic Lodge, 108 East Ponce de Leon Ave. A 1924 building designed by architect William Sayward.
Ponce de Leon Court Historic District. A single street of bungalows and palm trees east of Decatur Square (off Ponce de Leon Ave.).

Some of Decatur's largest historic residences line this street.
Old U.S. Post Office, 141 Trinity Place. Marble-encased former federal building on the National Register of Historic Places.
Winnona Park Historic District, in southeast Decatur. This district is on the National Register of Historic Places for its residences and is also the home of Columbia Theological Seminary.
Woodlands Garden, 932 Scott Blvd. 7 acres, mostly wooded with a focus on native plants, and open to the public.





Highly Affordable Home for Sale in The Heart of Atlanta

A charming 972 square feet single-family home located near downtown Atlanta within commuting distance from Emory University in Decatur. Combines southern-style ambience and utility to serve as an outstanding value as a starter home. The property is located in a safe neighborhood that is family-oriented while epitomizing the tranquility of the region. It is close to parks, schools and recreational areas. Will require a tiny budget for repairs and renovation.