About VaHi

Virginia-Highland (VaHi) is one of Atlanta’s most exciting places to live and is a historic district listed on the National Register. Bungalows, cottages, and Foursquare houses, mostly built in the period from 1905 through 1936, line tree-lined blocks. VaHi residents live walking distance from the shopping, dining and nightlife that attracts people from far and wide to the neighborhood, while neighborhood parks, Piedmont Park and the BeltLine border VaHi. Residents know their neighbors and remain tightly knit with active neighborhood organizations including the Virginia-Highland Civic Association (VHCA), the neighborhood watch program, the security patrol, and the parents’ organization.

VaHi is one of 242 official neighborhoods of Atlanta, and its neighborhood association, the VHCA, has a recognized role in planning and other city processes. It is part of NPU F (neighborhood planning unit F). Atkins Park neighborhood, while technically separate from VaHi, participates in the VHCA, and is a protected historic district within the City of Atlanta.

Virginia-Highland’s name derives from the intersection of Virginia and Highland Avenues. The hyphen in between “Virginia” and “Highland” denotes this origin. The neighborhood boundaries are:

  • Ponce de Leon Avenue and the Poncey-Highland neighborhood on the south,
  • The BeltLine and Piedmont Park/Midtown on the west,
  • Amsterdam Avenue and Morningside/Lenox Park neighborhood on the north, and
  • On the east, by Druid Hills (unincorporated DeKalb Co.); by Briarcliff Rd. and Druid Hills (City of Atlanta); and by the Atkins Park neighborhood

Map

Map of Virginia-Highland in NPU F.

Virginia-Highland had 7,800 residents at the 2010 census.

Accolades

External links

Virginia-Highland Business Association (shopping/dining/nightlife)
“Virginia-Highland” – Wikipedia
“Virginia-Highland” – Creative Loafing
“Virginia-Highland/Morningside” – “Ultimate Neighborhood Guide”, Creative Loafing