Real Estate
A Visit to Neely Farm Offers Glimpse of the Past
A look at this country club community along the bank of the Chattahoochee River and a little history on the land on which this subdivision was built.
A beautiful community in Peachtree Corners is Neely Farm. Rolling land that borders the Chattahoochee River was once the farmland of Frank Neely.
A few years ago I was showing my niece homes in this beautiful neighborhood. She commented that when she went to Peachtree Elementary School many years ago the Neely children were her classmates. Their class field trip was a trip to the Neely's working farm. Who would have dreamed as they were watching cows being milked that someday on that very land a country club community would be built.
If you have an opportunity to visit this lovely community, do not forget to take a peek at the clubhouse and its surroundings. This was the retreat of Frank Neely. The bricks came from the old Fulton County Courthouse after it was demolished. The bricks made their way to Neely’s farm by train to Norcross and by horse and wagon to the farm. There are also original gardens which are now maintained by the homeowners.
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Current homes for sale in Neely Farm are:
6120 Rachel Ridge Priced at $525,000
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6180 Dove Field Court priced at $475,000
4560 River Bottom Drive priced at $484,500
5991 Rachel Ridge Priced at $489,900
6010 Bama Court Priced at $500,000
Editor's note: Frank Neely, (1884-1979) was an Atlanta businessman and former Chairman of the Board of Trustees for Rich's Department Store. He built Neely Farm on a 410-acre tract of land on the banks of the Chattahoochee River. The Neely house is still intact and serves as a clubhouse for the Neely Farm subdivision. It was designed by the well renowned Architect Henry J. Toombs, best known for his design of "The Little White House at Warms Springs, GA which he designed for his age long friend, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and the Rich's store with the bridge. Source: Rootsweb.com