North Buckhead
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North Buckhead is a neighborhood in the Buckhead Community, at the northern edge of the city of Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...

 and is one of Atlanta's most affluent neighborhoods.

It is bounded by:
  • Roswell Road and the East Chastain Park neighborhood on the west
  • the city of Sandy Springs on the north
  • Peachtree-Dunwoody Road the Brookhaven neighborhood of the city of Atlanta
    Brookhaven (Atlanta)
    Brookhaven is an unincorporated community located on the western edge of DeKalb County, Georgia, United States, directly northeast of Atlanta. Most of the area was formerly incorporated as the city of North Atlanta, which disincorporated during the 1960s...

     on the east
  • the neighborhoods of Buckhead Forest
    Buckhead Forest
    Buckhead Forest is a neighborhood of 165 homes in the Buckhead Community of Atlanta, Georgia.It is bounded by:* Peachtree Road and Buckhead Village on the southeast* Roswell Road and South Tuxedo Park on the west...

    , Lenox
    Lenox Square
    Lenox Square is an upscale enclosed super regional shopping mall located in the Buckhead District of Atlanta, Georgia. Lenox Square comprises more than of retail space, with 250 stores on four levels, including a large food court. The mall is home to three anchor stores: Macy's, Bloomingdale's,...

    , and Peachtree Park
    Peachtree Park
    Peachtree Park is a neighborhood in the Buckhead Community of Atlanta, Georgia.It is bounded by:* Peachtree Road and North Buckhead on the northwest* Georgia 400 and Lenox Square and Pine Hills on the east...

     on the south

History

The area contains Lakemoore (still standing on Emma Drive), the home of Wiley L. Moore (b. 1888), president of the Wofford Oil Company of Georgia.

The area became part of the city of Atlanta in 1950 and suburban development took place subsequently.

The Wieuca Inn stood where the Roswell-Wieuca shopping center now stands and was torn down in 1955.
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