Early Edgewood–Candler Park
BiRacial History Project
The Old Stone Church at 470 Candler Park Drive, Atlanta, was hand-built by Antioch East Baptist Church members, 1918 to 1922 (drawing by Bill Nichols).
Welcome to the Early Edgewood-Candler Park BiRacial History Project’s website. Early Edgewood-Candler Park was home to hundreds of African American residents from the 1870s to the 1980s. In today’s Candler Park, we are working together to reclaim the little-remembered African American history of the neighborhood. Centered in respect, fellowship, and education, the History Project’s community partners stand together with research, personal narratives, and cultural programs to bring this inclusive information into public awareness.
On March 12, 2024, the City of Atlanta designated the Old Stone Church in Candler Park as a Landmark Building/Site, due to its association with Atlanta’s African American Heritage, including historical acknowledgement and structural protections into the future.
Click or tap here to learn more about the Landmark Presentation Ceremony on June 22,2024, at the Old Stone Church. The event was coordinated by Atlanta Department of City Planning, BiRacial History Project, Antioch East Baptist Church, and First Existentialist Congregation.
| Our Focus |
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| • Increase awareness of African American history in Candler Park, Atlanta, GA. • Research this history with others, centering descendant stakeholder families. • Place interpretative Legacy Markers at key African American sites in the neighborhood. |
| Our Mission |
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| • Support community-based education & restorative justice work in the Early Edgewood–Candler Park neighborhood. • Respectfully reconnect historic stakeholders and today’s citizens by listening, learning, and documenting the African American community in Early Edgewood–Candler Park. |