Lakewood Heights, Atlanta
Lakewood Heights is a primarily Black (and historically also a Jewish working-class) neighborhood in southeast Atlanta. It is bounded by:
- the Betmar LaVilla, the Villages at Carver, and South Atlanta neighborhoods on the north,
- the Chosewood Park neighborhood on the northeast,
- the Norwood Manor neighborhood on the southeast,
- the Polar Rock, Swallow Circle/Baywood and Lakewood neighborhoods on the south
- the Downtown Connector on the west, across which lie the Sylvan Hills and Capitol View Homes neighborhoods
Lakewood Heights | |
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Neighborhoods of Atlanta | |
location of Lakewood Heights in southeast Atlanta | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Georgia |
| County | Fulton County |
| City | City of Atlanta |
| NPU | Y |
| Population (2008) | |
| • Total | 2,750 |
Lakewood Heights Historic District | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
| Location | jct. of Jonesboro Rd. and Lakewood Ave., Atlanta, Georgia |
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| Area | 219 acres (89 ha) |
| Built | 1895 |
| Architect | William Augustus Edwards, William J. Sayward |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 02000712 |
| Added to NRHP | July 5, 2002 |
Lakewood Heights contains the Lakewood Heights Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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