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==Notable addresses==
==Notable addresses==
* road begins at [[Pawnee Avenue]]
* road begins at [[Pawnee Avenue]]
** 3329: residence (built c. 1955)
** 3325: residence (built c. 1925)
** 3329: residence (built c. 1960)
** 3350: [[Altamont Patio Condiminiums]]
** 3350: [[Altamont Patio Condiminiums]]
* [[34th Street South]] intersects (north only)
* [[34th Street South]] intersects (north only)
** 3401: residence (built c. 1925)
** 3402: residence (built c. 1930)
** 3404: residence (built c. 1925)
** 3424: residence (built c. 1930)
** 3428: residence (built c. 1960)
* [[Altamont Way]] intersects (north only)
* [[Altamont Way]] intersects (north only)
** 3508: residence (built 1963)
** 3536: residence (built 1960)
** 3544: residence (built 1926)
** 3546: residence (built 1934)
** 3550: residence (built 1924)
** 3560: residence (built 1910)
** 3592: residence (built 1924)
* [[Redmont Road]] branches off (south only)
* [[Redmont Road]] branches off (south only)
** 4101: [[A. H. Woodward residence]] (built 1919, accessed from Redmont Road)
** 4016: residence (built 1953)
** 4020: residence (built 1982)
** 4040: residence (built 1958)
** 4101: [[A. H. Woodward residence]] (built 1926, accessed from Redmont Road)
* [[Morningside Drive]] and [[Redmont Drive]] branch off (south only)
* [[Morningside Drive]] and [[Redmont Drive]] branch off (south only)
* Altamont Road splits, with addresses on the southern branch
* Altamont Road splits, with addresses on the southern branch
** 4243: [[Hill Ferguson residence]]
** 4223: residence (built 1929)
** 4227: residence (built 1921)
** 4243: [[Hill Ferguson residence]] (built 1923)
** 4301: [[Robert Jemison Jr residence]] (built 1922)
** 4309: residence (built 1922)
** 4325: residence (built 1926)
** 4301: [[Mrs David Roberts residence]] (built 1912)
** 4301: [[Mrs David Roberts residence]] (built 1912)
** 4333: [[Nathan Miller residence]] (built 1930)
* [[Overlook Lane]] intersects (north only)
* [[Overlook Lane]] intersects (north only)
* [[Cliff Road]] intersects (north only)
* [[Cliff Road]] intersects (north only)

Revision as of 11:13, 25 February 2020

1912 advertisement for Altamont Road lots

Altamont Road is a 1.4-mile long road on the southern slope of Red Mountain stretching from Pawnee Avenue on the west to meet Cliff Road at the east, and then extending to the entrance to the Altamont School. The road forms the boundary between the Highland Park and Forest Park-South Avondale neighborhoods to the north and the Redmont Park neighborhood to the south. It also forms part of the boundary of the Red Mountain Suburbs Historic District.

The first section of Altamont Road was developed and built by Hill Ferguson in 1908-1909. He then partnered with Robert Jemison Jr to extend it eastward to Cliff Road, providing access to Jemison's Valley View subdivision. The steep slope below the road's eastern end, from Redmont Road to Cliff Road, is dedicated as Altamont Park. The designation primarily protects the view from above the park from encroaching construction.

Another non-contiguous section of Altamont Road to the east is a continuation of Overwood Road above Clairmont Avenue.

Notable addresses