120 S Candler Street

About this home

Set on one of Decatur's most storied corridors, this home sits directly across from Agnes Scott College, brick towers, magnolias, and a century of Southern academic gravity right outside your front door. It is the kind of view that doesn't depreciate. Out the other direction, Downtown Decatur is right down the street: the restaurants, the farmers market, the energy, and yet the home's deep setbacks pull it back from all of it, preserving a sense of quiet that feels almost impossible this close to the center of things. The house itself reads like a time capsule. A single-family home that has spent years as a duplex, it has been maintained with the kind of care that preserves rather than erases, original hardwood floors intact, heavy trim undisturbed, high ceilings still drawing the eye upward the way they were meant to. The front porch anchors the street presence with the ease of something designed before porches became an afterthought. At the rear, a sun room catches the light in a way that feels deliberate, generous, almost indulgent. The bones are exceptional. The opportunity is wide open. Bring it back to the single-family home it was born to be, or reimagine it entirely. This is a property that rewards vision. The history is already here. The rest is yours to write.

Details

Home type

Single Family Residence

County

Dekalb County

Year built

1925

Lot size (acres)

0.7

Association fee

$0

Annual tax

$12,938

Tax year

2025

Elementary school

Winnona Park/Talley Street

Middle school

Beacon Hill

High school

Decatur

Heating

Central

Cooling

Central Air

Appliances

Dishwasher, Gas Range, Refrigerator

Flooring

Ceramic Tile, Hardwood

Basement

Interior Entry, Unfinished

Parking

Driveway, Level Driveway

Levels

Two

Style

Craftsman, Traditional

Interior

Entrance Foyer, High Ceilings 10 ft Main, High Ceilings 10 ft Upper, Walk-In Closet(s)

Exterior

Private Entrance, Private Yard

Community

Near Public Transport, Near Schools, Near Shopping, Near Trails/Greenway, Park, Playground, Restaurant, Sidewalks, Street Lights

Pool

None

Days on market

140

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