FORMER AIRLINE EXECUTIVE HOLLIS HARRIS’ CLASSIC SOUTHERN HOME IN PEACHTREE CITY, GA TO BE AUCTIONED
Williams & Williams to Conduct Live Global Auction on Friday, June 29 at 6 p.m. EDT
Tulsa, Okla. – June 13, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — Former Delta Air Lines President and COO Hollis Harris’ classic Southern estate and carriage house will be auctioned on Friday, June 29 at 6 p.m. EDT by Williams & Williams, the premier brand in real estate auction. Built for Southern living and entertaining, the custom home in Peachtree City, Ga. sits on 2.5+/- acres and is located in a quiet cul-de-sac on the fourth hole of the Flat Creek Country Club golf course. The home has four bedrooms, four and a half bathrooms and a two-level carriage house. Bidding will open at $100,000 and interested buyers can bid on site or live from anywhere at auctionnetwork.com.
With a beautiful columned front porch, second story balcony and back veranda, the home offers large areas for intimate gatherings and relaxed entertaining. Its picturesque entry foyer opens into a grand sunroom, which leads to a spiral staircase. The home features formal living and dining rooms, both with antique French chandeliers from the late 1800s, two master suites, an executive office, solarium and a large veranda that wraps around the back side of the house overlooking the tennis courts.
The carriage house is currently being used as an office upstairs and gym downstairs. The large open space with coffered ceiling on the second level has French doors that open to a balcony. The property also has two-car garages off the main house and carriage house.
Hollis Harris’ prestigious career spans more than 50 years in commercial aviation in leadership roles with some of the world’s largest airlines, including Delta Air Lines, Continental Airlines and Air Canada. As one of his many accomplishments, Mr. Harris is credited with being a co-creator of The Star Alliance, currently the largest airline alliance in the world.
Drawn to the city for its golf, Mr. Harris moved to Peachtree City when it was in its infancy and the population was close to 600. Now at a population of 36,000, this environmentally friendly community has a system of golf cart paths throughout the town providing a secondary means of access to almost any destination within city limits; many places of business have specially designated golf cart parking spaces.
“Just south of Atlanta, this master planned community has earned national recognition and multiple awards as the ‘Country’s Most Desirable Small Town,’” said DC Roberts, Williams & Williams’ Senior Director of Distinctive and International Sales. “This beautiful home and property present a great lifestyle close to Atlanta.”
The is one of several high-profile auctions for Williams & Williams in June, including a luxurious nine-bedroom Tuscan villa in Barga, Italy and the Grisso Mansion, a landmark estate in Seminole, Okla. On June 5 the company auctioned the Indian Springs Country Club in Broken Arrow, Okla. for $4 million.
For more details about Williams & Williams’ auction of the home, visit www.williamsauction.com/peachtree. People interested in touring the property can attend one of the public open inspections on Sunday June 10, 17 or 24 from 1 to 4 p.m. EDT or two hours prior to the auction.
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