The Hollingsworth House, one of two major historic preservation projects currently underway in Fayetteville, received some special visitors last week as Charles Jackson and his daughter Holly dropped in.

Jackson married Louise Hollingsworth, daughter of owner Wayman B. Hollingsworth, in the 1940s, and the couple lived in the house with Mrs. Jackson's mother, Irene Felker Hollingsworth, after Wayman Hollingsworth's death in the late '40s.

Now living in Texas, Jackson was the owner of Jackson Insurance while living in Fayetteville.

On last week's visit, City Councilman Al Hovey-King and his wife, Lisa. and Main Street Committee member Sam Burch and his wife, Susan, accompanied the pair on a tour of Jackson's former home.

The city expects to have an opening celebration for the Hollingsworth House soon, said Hovey-King. The house was saved from destruction and moved to a site next to the County Administrative Complex in 1998, and will be used as a community center once renovation is complete.