History

George Stephens

developer of Myers Park

developer of Myers Park

In the record (3)

  1. 1911

    Developer George Stephens announced plans for Myers Park in 1911, and Boston landscape architect John Nolen produced the neighborhood's original master plan that year, featuring curving streets that followed natural topography and a 110-foot-wide boulevard (Queens Road) as its spine.

    Marshall ParkW.R. MyersJohn NolenKing George

    Source · checked 2026-08-13

  2. 1915

    George Stephens, Myers Park's developer, built his own wood-shingled house at 821 Harvard Place in 1915, the same year several Southern Power Company executives also built homes in the new suburb.

    Marshall ParkSouthern Power CompanyW.R. MyersKing George

    Source · checked 2026-08-13

  3. 1922

    George Stephens resigned from active management of the Stephens Company in 1922 and moved to Asheville, after which new management showed less interest in Nolen's and Draper's planning principles and Draper's involvement in Myers Park ended.

    Marshall ParkW.R. MyersJohn NolenKing GeorgeEarle Sumner Draper

    Source · checked 2026-08-13