Buckhead

Originally named Irbyville for the Irby family, owner of most of the land in the area and the local tavern/general store, which was located on the comer of Roswell Road and West Paces Ferry in 1839. The community was named after a "buck's head," when someone shot a buck and hung the head on a tree outside the tavern, thus becoming a popular landmark. The name Buckhead stuck despite numerous attempts to change the name. Buckhead is one of Atlanta's most prestigious neighborhoods, located north of Midtown. This neighborhood is composed of high-rises, exclusive townhouses, many Swan House one of a kind Georgian and neoclassical mansions, as well as many uniquely styled homes from the 1950s and 1960s complete with meticulously manicured lawns. Home to the Governor's Mansion, Atlanta Historical Society, the historic Swan House and the Atlanta History Center. Home to Atlanta's hottest nightspots featuring over 100 restaurants and nightclubs, this has long been a young professional's paradise. Characterized by the Atlanta Journal and Constitution as, "Where old money lives and new money party's." Easy accessibility to all major expressways and Lenox Marta station.