Old Stone Church

Early Edgewood–Candler Park
BiRacial History Project

The Old Stone Church at 470 Candler Park Drive, Atlanta, was hand-built by Antioch East Baptist Church members, 1918 to 1922 (drawing by Bill Nichols).

Welcome to the Early Edgewood-Candler Park BiRacial History Project’s website. Early Edgewood-Candler Park was home to hundreds of African American residents from the 1870s to the 1980s. In today’s Candler Park, we are working together to reclaim the little-remembered African American history of the neighborhood. Centered in respect, fellowship, and education, the History Project’s community partners stand together with research, personal narratives, and cultural programs to bring this inclusive information into public awareness.

On June 24, 2023, the Antioch East Baptist Church offered a special Come Back Musical history and choir performance at the Old Stone Church in Candler Park. The event was presented by the BiRacial History Project and the First Existentialist Congregation of Atlanta. To view images of the event, click or tap here.

Our Focus
• Increase awareness of African American history in Candler Park, Atlanta, GA.

• Research this history with others, centering descendant stakeholder families.

• Place interpretative Legacy Markers at key African American sites in the neighborhood.
Our Mission
• Support community-based education & restorative justice work in the Early Edgewood–Candler Park neighborhood.
• Respectfully reconnect historic stakeholders and today’s citizens by listening, learning, and documenting the African American community in Early Edgewood–Candler Park.