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Donaldson-Bannister House and Cemetery
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	4831 Chamblee-Dunwoody Rd., near Dunwoody, Georgia
Coordinates	33°55′58″N 84°19′02″W / 33.93278°N 84.31722°W / 33.93278; -84.31722
Area	2.8 acres (1.1 ha)
Built	c.1870
Architect	Francis Palmer Smith
Architectural style	Colonial Revival
NRHP reference No.	09000585
Added to NRHP	August 9, 2009

The Donaldson-Bannister House and Cemetery, near Dunwoody, Georgia, is a historic property that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009. The house has also been known as Chesnut House.

The listing included six contributing buildings, a contributing structure, and a contributing site, on 2.8 acres (1.1 ha).

The house was built c. 1870 for William J. Donaldson as a Plantation Plain-type building, and a rear ell was added in the 1880s. In 1935, the ell was changed considerably by owner Lois Patillo Bannister, who hired architect Francis Palmer Smith to implement changes consistent with then-popular 20th-century Colonial Revival style.

The house itself is considered significant as an "excellent example of the thorough application of Colonial Revival-style elements". The cemetery is also considered an "excellent example of a family cemetery" in rural agricultural landscape architecture.

References

1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
2. ^ Keith S. Hebert; Lynne B. Byrd (March 25, 2009). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Donaldson-Bannister House and Cemetery / Chesnut House". National Park Service. Retrieved February 18, 2021. With accompanying 44 photos

• Colonial Revival architecture in Georgia (U.S. state)
• Buildings and structures completed in 1870
• National Register of Historic Places in DeKalb County, Georgia
• Plantation Plain architecture