This property can be purchased in combination with the vacant lot next door. There are addresses, and then there are addresses. 120 South Candler is the latter. 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.
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Price increase: $550K (5/14)
$850,000
120 S Candler St, Decatur, GA 30030
4beds
3,156sqft
Est.: Get pre-qualified
Single Family Residence
Built in 1925
0.7 Acres Lot
$812,300 Zestimate®
$269/sqft
$-- HOA
What's special
Original hardwood floors intactHeavy trim undisturbed
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Listed by:
Silas Adams 404-317-3789,
Adams Realtors,
Kathryn Godwin 404-441-2687,
Adams Realtors
Source: GAMLS,MLS#: 10764490
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Facts & features
Interior
Bedrooms & bathrooms
- Bedrooms: 4
- Bathrooms: 3
- Full bathrooms: 3
- Main level bathrooms: 1
- Main level bedrooms: 1
Rooms
- Room types: Foyer, Sun Room
Dining room
- Features: Seats 12+
Kitchen
- Features: Walk-in Pantry
Heating
- Central
Cooling
- Central Air
Appliances
- Included: Dishwasher, Refrigerator
- Laundry: None
Features
- High Ceilings, Master On Main Level, Tile Bath, Walk-In Closet(s)
- Flooring: Hardwood
- Basement: Interior Entry,Unfinished
- Number of fireplaces: 2
- Common walls with other units/homes: No Common Walls
Interior area
- Total structure area: 3,156
- Total interior livable area: 3,156 sqft
- Finished area above ground: 3,156
- Finished area below ground: 0
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Property
Parking
- Parking features: Off Street
Features
- Levels: Two
- Stories: 2
- Patio & porch: Porch
- Has view: Yes
- View description: City
- Body of water: None
Lot
- Size: 0.7 Acres
- Features: Level
Details
- Parcel number: 15 235 01 028
Construction
Type & style
- Home type: SingleFamily
- Architectural style: Craftsman,Traditional
- Property subtype: Single Family Residence
Materials
- Vinyl Siding
- Roof: Composition
Condition
- Resale
- New construction: No
- Year built: 1925
Utilities & green energy
- Sewer: Public Sewer
- Water: Public
- Utilities for property: Cable Available, Electricity Available, Natural Gas Available, Phone Available, Sewer Available, Underground Utilities, Water Available
Community & HOA
Community
- Features: Park, Playground, Sidewalks, Street Lights, Near Public Transport, Walk To Schools, Near Shopping
- Subdivision: Winnona Park
HOA
- Has HOA: No
- Services included: None
Location
- Region: Decatur
Financial & listing details
- Price per square foot: $269/sqft
- Tax assessed value: $986,400
- Annual tax amount: $12,938
- Date on market: 5/14/2026
- Cumulative days on market: 16 days
- Listing agreement: Exclusive Right To Sell
- Listing terms: Cash,Conventional
- Electric utility on property: Yes
Estimated market value
$812,300
$772,000 - $853,000
$4,757/mo
Price history
| Date | Event | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 5/14/2026 | Price change | $850,000+183.3%$269/sqft |
Source:  GAMLS #10764490 Report a problem | ||
| 5/14/2026 | Listed for sale | $300,000-73.9%$95/sqft |
Source: GAMLS #10764465 Report a problem | ||
| 5/14/2026 | Listing removed | $1,150,000$364/sqft |
Source: GAMLS #10714904 Report a problem | ||
| 3/20/2026 | Listed for sale | $1,150,000+1022%$364/sqft |
Source: GAMLS #10714904 Report a problem | ||
| 7/29/1985 | Sold | $102,500$32/sqft |
Source: Agent Provided Report a problem | ||
Public tax history
| Year | Property taxes | Tax assessment |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $29,781 +15.4% | $394,560 +7% |
| 2024 | $25,813 +853.6% | $368,720 +31.2% |
| 2023 | $2,707 +58.7% | $281,120 +56.6% |
| 2022 | $1,706 -10.8% | $179,520 -10.8% |
| 2021 | $1,913 -8.8% | $201,240 -0.3% |
| 2020 | $2,097 -9.9% | $201,800 -10.4% |
| 2019 | $2,327 +8.8% | $225,120 +13.5% |
| 2018 | $2,138 +16.1% | $198,320 +7.2% |
| 2017 | $1,842 -1.3% | $185,040 +6.2% |
| 2016 | $1,867 | $174,240 +136.2% |
| 2014 | $1,867 | $73,760 |
| 2013 | -- | $73,760 |
| 2012 | -- | $73,760 |
| 2011 | -- | $73,760 |
| 2010 | $805 | $73,760 |
| 2009 | $805 +1.9% | $73,760 |
| 2008 | $790 -8.7% | $73,760 |
| 2007 | $865 | $73,760 |
| 2006 | $865 +5% | $73,760 |
| 2005 | $824 -3.5% | $73,760 |
| 2004 | $854 +2.7% | $73,760 +6.5% |
| 2003 | $831 +0.8% | $69,280 |
| 2002 | $824 +28.4% | $69,280 +11.5% |
| 2001 | $642 | $62,160 |
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Climate risks
Neighborhood: South Candler/Agnes Scott
Nearby schools
GreatSchools rating
- NAWinnona Park Elementary SchoolGrades: PK-2Distance: 0.4 mi
- 9/10Beacon Hill Middle SchoolGrades: 6-8Distance: 0.4 mi
- 9/10Decatur High SchoolGrades: 9-12Distance: 0.4 mi
Schools provided by the listing agent
- Elementary: Winnona Park
- Middle: Beacon Hill
- High: Decatur
Source: GAMLS. This data may not be complete. We recommend contacting the local school district to confirm school assignments for this home.
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- Georgia
- Dekalb County
- Decatur
- 30030
- South Candler/Agnes Scott
- 120 S Candler St
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