There is much to say about the house and about Neel Reid. I'll just show you a few pictures.
Today the Willis B. Jones House in on Paces Ferry just west of and across the street from the governor's mansion.
Until the late 1960's the house stood here at 1753 Peachtree Street on this corner across from the Mellow Mushroom.
You should have seen the Wills Jones House THEN (do click this link - really). It has since lost urns but gained dormers. The original was Job number 457, 1922 Hentz, Reid, & Alter. I don't know who designed the rebuild on Paces Ferry.
On Paces Ferry you get a zen view from the car at 45 miles per hour. You can see it better on foot but the Paces Ferry sidewalk is scary.
So I Photoshopped it back.
Hat tip to Boyd Coons, Executive Director Atlanta Preservation Center and William R. Mitchell, author of J. Neil Reed Architect and Thornton Kennedy columnist for the Northside Neighbor. Read Thornton's article about the move, "Historic rescue required $300, lots of patience".
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Where it was.
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Where it is.