3418 Pinestream Road

“ The Pink Castle”

J. Neel Reid, Circa 1923

In her book Peachtree Road, Anne Rivers Siddons described a “long, curving ... ribbon of asphalt that was the driveway to the Pink Castle.” According to Classic Atlanta: Landmarks of the Atlanta Spirit, The Pink Castle was what Atlantans called the

Calhoun-Thornwell Estate. The entrance to the home was marked by Baroque piers on West Paces Ferry modeled after those at the Villa Cuzzano. The land has since been

divided, and today these piers mark the entrance to Pinestream from West Paces Ferry. This photo is from J. Neel Reid Architect: of Hentz Reid & Adler and the

Georgia School of Classicists.

The home was designed by Hentz, Reid & Adler in the early 1920s when the team included Neil Reid, Philip Shutze, Lewis Crook, Earnest Ivey and James Means. Historians agree Philip Shutze did the lion’s share of

the work and it is considered his “first house,” according to this page from House Beautiful in September 1978.

He modeled the house after the Villa Cussano in Verona, Italy, which was designed by Giovanni Battista circa 1650. This photograph is from American Classicist: The Architecture of Philip Trammell Shutze.

These are the original drawings of the front and back facades, from the book American Classicist: The Architecture of Philip Trammell Shutze. You can see the influence of the Villa Cussano, Especially in the rear elevation.

Siddons wrote, “The Pink Castle was a great pile ... of pink stucco and red pantile that lay far out West paces ferry Road ... and had been built vaguely in sixteenth-century Italian style in 1923.” Photo from American Classicist: The Architecture of Philip Trammell Shutze.

In the book J. Neel Reid Architect: of Hentz Reid & Adler and the Georgia School of Classicists, William R. Mitchell, Jr. wrote, “The Calhoun Estate, which was

called Tryggveson, included an orchard, a garden, a lake, tennis courts, and formal gardens. This site plan is from American Classicist: The Architecture of Philip Trammell Shutze, shows how the home and gardens were designed on an axis,

per the Italian model.

The Calhoun-Thornwell House, 1923

This 16th Century Italian Villa style estate was built in 1923 and originally named “Tryggveson” but all of the history books refer to this at the original “Pink Castle” referenced in the book “Peachtree Road” by Anne Rivers Siddons. It was modeled after two villas Neel Reid visited in Verona, Italy. Even though Neel Reid was the principal architect, the plans and execution of this estate was more of a collaborative effort with Philip Shutze. Lewis Crook, Ernest Ivey and James

Means also worked on the project. Neil Reid personally purchased furnishings and historic artifacts for the property in his 1923 trip to Italy. The baroque piers on either entrance to Pinestream off of West Paces Ferry were modeled after piers in

Verona, Italy and were part of the original estate which sat on 100 acres.

First FloorGrande foyer to entrance hall with original mural of “Philemon and Baucis” by Allyn Cox (best known for his comple-

tion of the Friezes in the Capitol Rotunda)Powder room with lounge

Coat closet formerly men’s restroomDrawing room with marble fireplace and beautiful ornamental plasterwork throughout

Screened porchLibrary with fireplace and wood-inlaid ceiling

Formal Dining Room with fireplace and roundel of Michelangelo above

(First Floor Continued:)Butler’s pantry and kitchen

Laundry and mudroom with water closetBreakfast room to covered walkway leading to garage

Second FloorFive bedroom suites (two of them connected by a large sleeping porch, master has special dressing area, and one bed-

room lacks a closet)Four baths

Office with original service button

Third FloorSewing room

Bedroom with full bathStorage rooms

Exterior:Full apartment over the garage

3 Car garageTerra Cotta tile roof

Side entry with greenhouse1.5 +/- acres

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This information is believed accurate but is not warranted and is subject to errors, changes, prior sales and withdrawals without notice. Dac Carver, Managing Broker. Equal Housing Opportunity.