Via Peachtree Road Buckhead is located approximately 6 miles north of Downtown.
Buckhead has a reputation as Atlanta's most prosperous district however its name reveals its backwoods beginnings. Buckhead, founded in 1837 traces its beginnings back to Henry Irbyÿs establishment where legend has it that Irby killed a deer and suspended the ´buck head¡ where his patrons could view it.
In the 20th century, Buckhead became known as an upper-class Atlanta community where the wealthy chose to reside in beautiful domains. In 1959 one of these estates became the home of Lenox Square Mall.
Today, Buckhead is known for its beautiful homes, fine hotels, exquisite restaurants and as one of the biggest shopping meccaÿs in the southeast.
