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All Saints’ plan would keep Egleston Hall’s facade, replace much of the building

All Saints’ Episcopal Church plans a $21.7 million redevelopment that would preserve Egleston Hall’s West Peachtree Street facade but demolish its horseshoe-shaped section. The 108-year-old Midtown hall was recently placed on Georgia’s 2026 Places in Peril list after sustaining structural damage.

All Saints’ plan would keep Egleston Hall’s facade, replace much of the building

ATLANTA — All Saints’ Episcopal Church plans to preserve the historic street-facing facade of Egleston Hall while demolishing much of the 108-year-old building as part of a proposed $21.7 million redevelopment of its Midtown campus.

The church’s vestry selected the plan last month. It would retain the facade along West Peachtree Street but replace the hall’s horseshoe-shaped section with new construction. The proposal is part of a broader renovation of the church’s one-block campus.

The decision follows concern among preservationists about the hall’s future. Egleston Hall was added to the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation’s 2026 Places in Peril list after structural damage, including cracks and fissures in walls, ceilings and facades, was observed. The damage is being monitored.

The church has said the redevelopment is intended to address the building’s needs and prepare its campus for the future. All Saints’ leaders considered several options before settling on the preferred plan; preserving the exterior while replacing much of the structure leaves the hall’s historic appearance visible from the street but does not retain the full building.

Egleston Hall has served the church and surrounding community since 1918. Over the years, it has housed worship, Sunday school, music performances, education programs and community events. The church’s campus has changed as Midtown has grown around it, with new offices, apartments and transit infrastructure nearby.

The Georgia Trust’s Places in Peril designation highlights threatened historic sites, but does not itself prevent demolition. Preservation advocates have raised concerns about losing historic buildings, while church leaders have emphasized the need to make a long-term decision about the campus. The redevelopment plan’s next steps and construction schedule were not specified in the available information.

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