120 S Candler Street, Decatur, GA 30030

• 4 beds |
• 3 baths |
• 3,156 sqft

Property Description

There are addresses, and then there are addresses. 120 South Candler is the latter. Set on one of Decatur's most storied corridors on 1.1 acres, this home sits directly across from Agnes Scott College, brick towers, magnolias, and a century of Southern academic gravity as your literal front drop. It is the kind of view that doesn't depreciate. Out the other direction, Downtown Decatur is immediately across the street: the restaurants, the farmers market, the energy, and yet the home's deep setbacks pull it back from all of it, preserving a sense of quiet that feels almost impossible this close to the center of things. The house itself reads like a time capsule. A single-family home that has spent years as a duplex, it has been maintained with the kind of care that preserves rather than erases, original hardwood floors intact, heavy trim undisturbed, high ceilings still drawing the eye upward the way they were meant to. The front porch anchors the street presence with the ease of something designed before porches became an afterthought. At the rear, a sun room catches the light in a way that feels deliberate, generous, almost indulgent. The bones are exceptional. The opportunity is wide open. Bring it back to the single-family home it was born to be, or reimagine it entirely. A separate lot on the property opens the door to something remarkable. Zoned R-60, it can support a single-family home, duplex, triplex, or quad, a genuine menu of options for a buyer with vision. On 1.1 acres in the heart of Decatur, directly across from Agnes Scott, that kind of flexibility isn't just unusual. It's rare. This is a property that rewards vision. The history is already here. The rest is yours to write.

Listing Status:

Active

Date Added:

March 20, 2026

Data Last Updated:

March 21, 2026 at 12:09AM

Listing Office:

Adams Realtors : 404-688-1222

Listing Agent:

Silas Adams : 404-317-3789

MLS ID:

7738800

Interior

• General: Entrance FoyerHigh Ceilings 10 ft MainHigh Ceilings 10 ft UpperWalk-In Closet(s)
• Rooms: Living RoomSun Room
• Appliances: DishwasherGas RangeRefrigerator
• Laundry: None
• Basement: Interior EntryUnfinished
• Flooring: Ceramic TileHardwood
• A/C: Central Air
• Heating: Central
• Fireplace: DecorativeFireplaces: 0
• Disability Feature: None
• Eco/Green Feature: NoneNone

Exterior

• General: Private EntrancePrivate Yard
• Style: CraftsmanTraditional
• Other Structures: Front PorchWrap AroundCovered
• Pool: None
• Parking: DrivewayLevel DrivewayParking spaces: 4

Construction

• Roofing: Composition
• Windows: None
• General: Vinyl SidingTwoBrick/Mortar

Location

• Road/Access: State Road
• HOA Amenities: 0.0
• Originating MLS: First Multiple Listing Service
• County: Dekalb - GA

Lot

• Zoning: Landlot 235 Dist 15
• View: City
• Fencing: None

Utilities

• Utilities: Cable AvailableElectricity AvailableNatural Gas AvailableSewer AvailableUnderground UtilitiesWater Available110 Volts220 Volts in Laundry
• Water: Public
• Sewer: Public Sewer

Financial

• Source: First Multiple Listing Service