Stephen Spruill Home Place (circa 1867)

4681 Ashford Dunwoody Road, Dunwoody, GA

Stephen Spruill was a Dunwoody pioneer who owned hundreds of acres of land in the area. When he married Mollie Lee Carter in 1889, he moved into a log home behind his grandparent’s home near the current intersection of Ashford-Dunwoody Road and I-285. Mollie and Stephen had 11 children.

In 1905, he moved his family into this home, his grandparent’s home, which was built in 1867. He modified the home into this Victorian farmhouse by covering original logs with wide boards. The house features a stone fireplace, oak floors and an ornately carved mantelpiece.

Spruill’s heirs donated the home, two outbuildings, and 5.4 acres on Ashford-Dunwoody Road to the North DeKalb Cultural Arts Center in 1991. The Arts Center agreed to move the home to the current location and use it for educational art purposes. The building is currently part of the Spruill Center for the Arts and houses an art gallery, historic exhibit and gift shop.