In conjunction with the Atlanta Preservation Center, Verity is currently working on a comprehensive application to list the Poncey-Highland Historic District in the National Register. Although the neighborhood is a local historic district, it is the only historic suburban development in this area of Atlanta that is not a National Register listed district.

Poncey-Highland was platted and developed between 1905 and the mid-1930s. The existing land was developed by several land development companies, and the area eventually grew to become the cohesive neighborhood it is today. The district is notable for its intact collection of early twentieth century residential architecture, including an abundance of bungalows in the Craftsman style. The neighborhood also includes impressive historic multi-family buildings that are still used in that capacity today.

Aside from its early twentieth suburban landscape and built environment, the Poncey-Highland neighborhood is a preeminent example of how a twentieth century mixed-use neighborhood in Atlanta evolved to bear witness to and be transformed as a result of the Urban Renewal programming. The district was the site of large scale demolition efforts throughout the 1960s and 1970s in preparation for the Interstate 485/Stone Mountain tollway urban renewal project. Neighborhood response during this period led to the creation of Atlanta’s Neighborhood Planning (NPU) program and the formal identification of the Poncey-Highland neighborhood.