Historic Brookhaven's club estates, postwar ranches in Ashford Park, and the new houses replacing them
Few places around Atlanta change as fast as Brookhaven. Postwar ranches in Ashford Park and Drew Valley are giving way to tall new houses with white siding and steep gables, while Historic Brookhaven keeps its older estates around the club. On one block there might be three house types and three right answers. We design each one on its own terms, and keep the bulb color and spacing sensible alongside the neighbors. Our installers have worked Atlanta rooflines since 2018. Text a photo for a free written quote.
Brookhaven's oldest neighborhood grew around a golf course. In 1910 a group of investors bought land north of Atlanta for a development they called Brookhaven Estates, incorporated the Brookhaven Country Club, and opened its course in 1912, only the second in the Atlanta area after East Lake. It was one of the first communities in the Southeast designed around golf. The club is now the Capital City Club, and in 1986 it and the estate houses around it were listed on the National Register as Historic Brookhaven. Those houses are large and traditional, on generous wooded lots.
Most of the rest of Brookhaven filled in after the Second World War. Ashford Park, Drew Valley, and Brookhaven Fields were built out with modest brick ranches and Cape Cods. Lynwood Park, a historic Black community whose first churches date to the 1920s, is older than most of them. The city itself incorporated in 2012. In the years since, a steady wave of rebuilding has replaced many of the postwar houses with much larger new ones, often in a modern farmhouse or transitional style: white or gray siding, black windows, steep front gables, board-and-batten accents, and standing-seam metal over the porch.
Each of those house types reads differently at night. A brick ranch has one long, low eave, and a single warm-white C9 line along it makes the house look wider and more settled. A Historic Brookhaven estate needs a composed plan with trees and entry greenery, much like an older Buckhead house. A new farmhouse is all gables, and its sharp, repeated peaks are exactly what a crisp roofline can emphasize. Cool white or a bright neutral white can suit that white siding, though many owners still prefer warm white for a softer look.
Whatever the house, the method stays the same: measured runs, strands cut to length, clips on the shingles and gutters, and nothing driven into the siding. Our warm-white roofline service covers the roofline, and newer houses are strong candidates for permanent roofline lighting, since the trim is new and the track can be planned into it cleanly.
Ranches, estates, and new farmhouses each get a roofline plan suited to their shape rather than one formula for the street.
Tall new houses with repeated gables get evenly spaced C9s on every rake, so the peaks line up.
Newer houses with clean fascia are a natural fit for a permanent track that stays up year-round.
Clips and tension wraps only, on old brick or new siding. No fasteners in the house.
The estate houses near the Capital City Club sit on large, wooded lots with long approaches. They suit a layered design: wrapped trunks near the drive, lit shrub masses at the foundation, and a warm-white C9 roofline on the main facade. Our trees and landscape service plans the trees alongside the roof.
The original houses in these neighborhoods are mostly brick ranches and Cape Cods on level lots. A long, even warm-white line along the eave, with dormers traced on a Cape Cod, keeps them tidy and proportionate. Among taller new neighbors, a well-lit ranch holds its own by being clean rather than busy.
The new houses have steep front gables, often two or three facing the street, and a covered porch with a metal roof. Tracing every street-facing rake in C9s at identical spacing produces a strong, graphic outline. A single line along the porch roof edge ties the lower story in.
Many new houses have oversized front doors, often in black or stained wood. A large lit wreath on the door, with a matching pair of smaller wreaths in the upper windows, gives the facade a center. Our wreaths and garland service sizes each wreath to the opening.
The timer is set at install. If a section goes dark, text a photo to (470) 380-7797 and it goes on the next route. January takedown removes everything and labels it for next year, and our takedown and storage service holds it until then. Nearby, we also work in Buckhead and Dunwoody.
Brookhaven's commercial life is concentrated along Peachtree Road and Dresden Drive, with restaurants, coffee shops, and small retailers in both older storefronts and new mixed-use buildings. In the weeks around the city's December tree lighting, those blocks are busy every evening. Garland and lanterns at the entry, a warm-white line along an awning or cornice, and string lights over a patio give a business a finished look without covering its signage. We install before opening or after close, keep every connection off the walking path, and set the timer to your posted hours. Our storefront and restaurant page explains the process in more detail.
New builds, old ranches, club estates, and the city's December events.
Usually the gables facing the street should be, with matching spacing on each so the peaks read as a set. Side and rear gables can stay dark. The written quote lists each run so you can add or drop lines before install.
Both can work. Cool or bright white looks crisp on white siding with black trim. Warm white looks softer and more traditional. We can talk through it from your photo, and the journal post on warm vs. cool white shows examples.
It is worth a look, especially if you want lights for more than one season a year. A permanent track mounted under the trim is hard to see by day. Our permanent roofline lighting page explains the options.
Usually, if you book early. The city's holiday celebration with its tree and menorah lighting happens in early December, and our late November dates fill quickly. Installs run from late October to about mid-December.
Often it is the best choice. A warm-white C9 line along the front eave, lit foundation shrubs, and a wreath on the door give a ranch a clean, finished look.
Text a photo of the house and the address to (470) 380-7797. We will send a written, itemized quote naming every run, tree, and wreath.
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Scan with your phone's camera to start a text to (470) 380-7797. Attach a picture of the front of the house.
