Friday, January 4, 2002
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Friday, January 4, 2002 |
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Blue House fate to be decided Monday By JOHN
THOMPSON
Fans of Senoia's "Blue House" will find out Monday if the home is going to meet the fate of a wrecking ball.. The house at 49 Broad St. become a rallying point for the Senoia Area Historical Society last month after members learned it could be demolished. Chuck Smith has a contract to sell the property to BellSouth for expansion of its facility next to the home. But BellSouth wants only the property, and Smith asked the City Council for permission to destroy the home. When members of the Historical Society learned of the plans, they quickly rallied and tried to find a way to save the home. Just this week, a huge banner went up on the house offering the home for free if somebody would move it off the property. Historical Society President-elect Perry Benson told the City Council last month night that an architect had looked at the home Sunday. Newnan's Mike Miller told Benson the home is in five different sections. Some of the home was built probably in the 1850s, while other sections were completed in the 1880s and 1920s. Miller also said it would be virtually impossible to move the home because of its condition. The City Council decided to vote on the issue at its Monday meeting. In the meantime, the Historical Society will look to see if the older and historic portions of the house can be moved and try and find a location to place the home.
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