A century-old mansion hidden behind a gate on busy Ponce de Leon Avenue has found a new life as an events venue.
Why it matters: Moon on Ponce reactivates a circa 1920 former inn, communal living space and short-term rental with ties to the Allman Brothers Band.
Zoom in: Husband-and-wife wedding planners Pat Maddox and Candace Marshall Maddox spent more than a year restoring and reimagining the property to create an eclectic and whimsical venue option for clients of their company, Smooth as Butter.
- That included hauling off roughly 25 dumpsters of junk and debris and converting outbuildings into spaces for brides, grooms and indoor parties or movies, Pat Maddox told Axios.
- The couple are marrying original architectural details with colorful rooms, unusual furniture and the occasional mosaic created by one of the house’s many past occupants.
The intrigue: Workers unearthed several horseshoes while restoring a courtyard, raising the possibility that horses were once kept on the property. Two now decorate the mansion’s exterior…