The History of Fischer Mansion

Fischer Mansion

Overview

The Fischers called their 100-acre estate “Flowerland,” and developed it into one of the premier horticultural showplaces of the South. Especially known for its variety of roses, Flowerland was open to the public and thousand of visitors came to stroll among the Fischer gardens.

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Shutze was born in 1890 in Columbus, Georgia, and won a scholarship to Georgia Tech to study architecture. He graduated with honors in 1912, earned a second degree from Columbia University in New York, and returned to Atlanta where he joined the firm of Hentz, Reid and Adler. In 1925, he won the Rome Prize, and studied at the American Academy in Rome.

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In Spring of 2004, when Atlanta Unity Church announced its intention to demolish Fischer Mansion, historic preservationists and the neighboring community moved to action. A grassroots group formed, calling itself “Save the Mansion,” and immediately began soliciting support for a preservation effort.

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During the 1930′s, Lucy Fisher’s flowers were one of Atlanta’s most popular attractions. Fischer Mansion’s gardens were open to the public, and drew thousands of weekend visitors to “Flowerland,” as the property was then called.

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