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The Beavers-Lee House: Preserving History at Campbellton Park By Allison Duncan All that’s old is new again. This wisdom is a reminder that history always provides opportunities to surprise, renew, and delight! And one of the best examples was shared recently with the Chattahoochee Hills Historic Commission. The Beavers-Lee House is a city-owned historic site situated in Campbellton Park on the banks of the Chattahoochee River. A recent report
on the house submitted by graduate students at Georgia State University in the Heritage Preservation program is another reminder of how this house can be both familiar and captivating at the same time. Special thanks to Joseph Smith, AIA, and Sarah Love, Vice-Chair of the Historic Commission, for their effort to bring this project to fruition. The Historic Structure Report documented the changes in the building over its nearly 200-year history. This information will be essential in making decisions about upkeep, restoration, and future uses on the property. The Historic Structure Report also
identified how key changes in the building and landscape were contemporary with larger trends and events that influenced the owners of the building and the changes they made. Considerations ranging from the available materials for construction to the social and economic standing of its former inhabitants all influenced the record left in the built environment. And they give clues as to the daily life in Campbellton and Old Campbell County. According to the report, the older structural members of the house dating to the mid-1800s are remarkably intact. It is the newer materials, only
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