9 Ansley Dr NE, Atlanta, GA 30309

Ansley Park is no stranger to "born again" homes, and 9 Ansley Drive is a prominent member of this noteworthy club. This historic home is the birthplace of the Atlanta Ballet and both the personal home and studio of the Ballet's founder, Dorothy Alexander. Since it was built in 1916, this home has undergone several notable transformations, the most recent involving such recognizable names as Atlanta architect, Bill Litchfield and contractor, Mike Hammersmith. Both are responsible for modernizing this classic home while John Howard of Howard Design Studio LLC was brought in to design the home's beautiful landscaping. In its modern capacity, the home offers over 7,000sqft of beautifully finished indoor and outdoor living space. A stylish entrance foyer is flanked on one side by one of two screened-in porches while on the other rests a tranquil sunroom and one of many work-from-home spaces the home provides.The whole house is rich in sunlight and soaring ceilings. The main level hosts an elegant kitchen with views to the breakfast and family rooms. High, nickel gap wood panel ceilings and sky lights illuminate these living spaces which adjoin the screened-in porch and outdoor, wood burning fireplace. The oversized primary suite boasts its own private sitting room and sleeping porch as well as a luxurious ensuite bath and double walk-in closets. The third level provides three gracious bedrooms, each with its own ensuite and walk-in closets, and stunning midtown views. The finished terrace level provides two additional bedrooms, a full-bath, kitchen, large mudroom/laundry room combo (and access to the two-car garage) and an enormous, light-filled bonus space that was the home of the ballet's first dance studio. From there, a large private yard awaits!