History of Doraville
Doraville has come and sort of gone…and is now on the rise! Savvy real estate buyers looking for the next “hot-spot” in Atlanta real estate would be wise to keep an eye on this sleeping gem!
Like most of the smaller “towns” around Atlanta, Doraville got its start from the railroads that were the 1800’s.
Doraville was incorporated by an act of the Georgia General Assembly, approved December 15, 1871. From that time, really until the 1940s, Doraville was a small agricultural community that served the interests of a larger surrounding farming area.
At the end of World War II, Doraville was on a main railroad line, and had a new water system available. When General Motors selected Doraville as the site for its new assembly plant, Doraville exploded in the late 1940s and the 1950s as a result. One of the first subdivisions of Doraville came in late 1940s. Southern Builders and Engineering Company proposed plans for Guilford Village, a 112-home subdivision at Tilly Mill and Flowers Roads that covered some 58 acres. The city later added Northwoods in 1949 and Oakcliff in 1958.
Doraville and neighboring Chamblee are international in both residents and businesses. Plaza Fiesta in Chamblee serves much of the Hispanic community as a community-type square where families gather on weekends. Buford Highway is dotted with restaurants of a variety of international cuisine.
Early progress in the form of MARTA took an initial toll on Doraville’s historic downtown area. What few historic buildings the city had, were destroyed.The Doraville MARTA Station was built in 1992. New plans which include the re-development of the former GM Doraville plant have a vision to re-create a new “Main Street and Park Avenue.” Doraville is also the last stop on the MARTA Gold Line, and the parking lots are filled daily with commuters from further-out suburbs that drive to the station and finish their commute on the train. As such, development on MARTA parking lots, as seen elsewhere in the Metro Atlanta region has not happened in Doraville.
Living in Doraville
Doraville contains a large stock of mid-century modern houses, probably the largest concentration in metropolitan Atlanta. Mid-Century architecture was very popular with residential structures and bringing modernism into the suburbs that were developed following World War II. This is when the majority of homes in Doraville were constructed. This style emphasized creating structures with ample windows and open floor plans, with the intention of opening up interior spaces and bringing the outdoors in. Many Mid-century houses utilized a style often called a “California ranch” that eliminated bulky support walls in favor of walls seemingly made of glass. Ceilings were open with no attic space and exposed beams. Function was as important as form in Mid-Century designs, with an emphasis placed specifically on targeting the needs of the average American family.
While the style is seen throughout Doraville, the Northwoods and Northcrest (located outside I-285 off Pleasantdale Road) neighborhoods are the most well-preserved Mid-Century modern neighborhoods in the city. In Northcrest, over half of the homes are Mid-Century moderns, while Northwoods, which gained historic status in 2014, is one of only three surviving mid-century planned communities in Georgia.
(Here is a link to more information about Northwoods Area Neighborhood Association!)
Neighborhoods in Doraville have seen spots of in-fill housing (new construction where there was either vacant land or an older home was torn down) but no major new subdivisions or new construction. The recently announced plans for the GM Doraville Plant will bring an exciting new influx of living opportunities.
NOTE — I’ll continue to add and update this page. I’ll also create separate pages for communities, business and such for Doraville as this area of Atlanta looks to see a growth explosion!
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Historic Northwoods in Doraville
Doraville GA Homes for Sale
$419,000
Active
3221 Colquitt Drive Atlanta, Georgia
3 Beds 1 Baths 1,053 SqFt 0.34 Acres
$575,000
Coming Soon
3013 HUNTSHIRE Doraville, Georgia
4 Beds 3 Baths 2,028 SqFt 0.4 Acres
$572,000
Active
2807 McClave Drive Doraville, Georgia
6 Beds 4 Baths 2,288 SqFt 1 Acres
$599,000
Active
3861 Foxford Drive Atlanta, Georgia
5 Beds 3 Baths 2,521 SqFt 0.4 Acres
$649,000
Active
2900 Townley Circle Atlanta, Georgia
4 Beds 3 Baths 3,023 SqFt 0.58 Acres
$225,000
Active
3428 Ivys Walk Atlanta, Georgia
2 Beds 2 Baths 1,196 SqFt 0.02 Acres
$799,000
Active
3850 Beya Way Atlanta, Georgia
4 Beds 3 Baths 1,916 SqFt 0.42 Acres
$375,000
Active
3317 Shady Oak Drive Atlanta, Georgia
4 Beds 2 Baths 1,480 SqFt 0.31 Acres
$259,900
Active
3326 Northcrest Road C Atlanta, Georgia
3 Beds 3 Baths 1,444 SqFt 0.02 Acres
$639,900
Active
3512 Hidden Acres Drive Atlanta, Georgia
5 Beds 4 Baths 3,623 SqFt 0.4 Acres
$470,000
Active
3408 Chestnut Drive Doraville, Georgia
3 Beds 3 Baths 1,764 SqFt 0.3 Acres
$250,000
Active
3999 Bayside Circle Doraville, Georgia
1 Beds 2 Baths 1,584 SqFt 0.01 Acres
$230,000
Active
3444 Washington Way Atlanta, Georgia
2 Beds 3 Baths 1,200 SqFt 0.01 Acres
$190,000
Active
2952 N Dekalb Drive C Atlanta, Georgia
2 Beds 2 Baths 1,180 SqFt 0.02 Acres
$369,999
Pending
3664 Pin Oak Circle Atlanta, Georgia
5 Beds 2 Baths 2,450 SqFt 0.37 Acres
$619,900
Active
3356 Thornewood Drive Atlanta, Georgia
5 Beds 3 Baths 2,419 SqFt 0.41 Acres
$205,000
Active
3371 Spring Harbour Drive Atlanta, Georgia
2 Beds 3 Baths 1,152 SqFt 0.01 Acres
$395,000
Pending
3580 Raymond Drive Atlanta, Georgia
3 Beds 1 Baths 1,150 SqFt 0.2 Acres
$246,900
Active
3312 Northcrest Road A Atlanta, Georgia
3 Beds 3 Baths 1,444 SqFt 0.02 Acres
$269,900
Active
3318 Northcrest Road D Atlanta, Georgia
4 Beds 3 Baths 2,022 SqFt
$269,900
Active
3322 Northcrest Road A Atlanta, Georgia
4 Beds 3 Baths 1,782 SqFt 0.02 Acres
$389,000
Active
2508 Norwood Park Crossing Atlanta, Georgia
3 Beds 3 Baths 1,736 SqFt 0.04 Acres
$575,000
Active
3352 NORTHBROOK Drive Atlanta, Georgia
4 Beds 3 Baths 2,654 SqFt 0.4 Acres
$625,000
Active
3719 Northbrook Court Atlanta, Georgia
4 Beds 3 Baths 2,864 SqFt 0.37 Acres
$400,000
Pending
3760 Oxford Circle Doraville, Georgia
4 Beds 4 Baths 2,000 SqFt 0.02 Acres
$484,900
Active
3833 Savannah Square E Atlanta, Georgia
3 Beds 4 Baths 2,416 SqFt 0.03 Acres
$429,998
Active
3291 Shady Oak Drive Atlanta, Georgia
3 Beds 2 Baths 1,241 SqFt 0.27 Acres
$525,000
Active
3362 Northbrook Drive Atlanta, Georgia
3 Beds 2 Baths 0.5 Acres
$275,000
Active
3474 Washington Way Atlanta, Georgia
2 Beds 3 Baths 1,554 SqFt 0.02 Acres
$635,000
Pending
2917 Townley Circle Atlanta, Georgia
4 Beds 3 Baths 2,730 SqFt 0.45 Acres
$359,000
Pending
2534 Norwood Park Crossing Atlanta, Georgia
2 Beds 3 Baths 1,736 SqFt 0.04 Acres
$540,000
Active
3539 Eaglerock Drive Doraville, Georgia
4 Beds 3 Baths 1,852 SqFt 0.4 Acres
$475,000
Pending
3665 Pine Street Doraville, Georgia
5 Beds 3 Baths 2,160 SqFt 0.26 Acres
$480,000
Pending
3521 Eaglerock Drive Atlanta, Georgia
4 Beds 2 Baths 2,140 SqFt 0.4 Acres
$185,250
Active
3414 Bayshore Drive Atlanta, Georgia
1 Beds 2 Baths 1,152 SqFt 0.02 Acres
$378,800
Active
2514 Norwood Park Crossing Doraville, Georgia
3 Beds 3 Baths 1,736 SqFt 0.1 Acres
$424,000
Active
3233 Bolissa Drive Atlanta, Georgia
3 Beds 2 Baths 1,547 SqFt 0.7 Acres
$500,000
Active
3089 Ranlo Drive Atlanta, Georgia
3 Beds 3 Baths 2,205 SqFt 0.42 Acres
$635,000
Pending
3772 Evans Road Atlanta, Georgia
4 Beds 4 Baths 2,620 SqFt 0.36 Acres
$599,900
Active
3567 Beachhill Drive Atlanta, Georgia
4 Beds 3 Baths 2,268 SqFt 0.38 Acres
$249,900
Pending
3407 Spring Harbour Drive 2 Doraville, Georgia
2 Beds 3 Baths 1,152 SqFt 0.01 Acres
$229,800
Active
3739 Jamestown Court Doraville, Georgia
3 Beds 2 Baths 1,160 SqFt 0.1 Acres
$499,500
Active
3171 Blairhill Court Atlanta, Georgia
4 Beds 3 Baths 2,313 SqFt 0.33 Acres
$725,000
Pending
2805 Pineland Avenue Atlanta, Georgia
4 Beds 3 Baths 2,616 SqFt 0.3 Acres
$600,000
Active
3167 Blairhill Court Atlanta, Georgia
3 Beds 3 Baths 2,245 SqFt 0.16 Acres
$270,000
Active
3344 Northcrest Road A Atlanta, Georgia
5 Beds 3 Baths 2,022 SqFt
$599,000
Pending
3456 Thornewood Drive Atlanta, Georgia
4 Beds 3 Baths 2,068 SqFt 0.5 Acres
$245,000
Active
3082 Revere Court Atlanta, Georgia
2 Beds 3 Baths 1,160 SqFt 0.08 Acres
$684,900
Active
3522 Evans Ridge Trail Atlanta, Georgia
5 Beds 4 Baths 3,608 SqFt 0.41 Acres
$615,000
Pending
2789 Townley Circle Atlanta, Georgia
4 Beds 3 Baths 2,803 SqFt 0.4 Acres
