Craigie House
33°47′16″N84°22′42″W/ 33.7878°N 84.3783°W TheCraigie Housewas a historic home located at 1204Piedmont AvenueNE inAtlanta, Georgia,across fromPiedmont Park.Built in 1911, it originally served as the home of the local chapter (the first in Georgia) of theDaughters of the American Revolution,and was the second-oldest DAR structure in the United States. Historians believe parts of the home were brought from the park after the 1895Cotton States Expositionwas held there.
It is listed on theNational Register of Historic Places,but was not given any legal protection by the city. A tree fell on the building during the mid 1980s, and it was again damaged byHurricane Opalin 1995. It was listed as one of the state's most endangeredhistoricplaces by theGeorgia Trust for Historic Preservationin 2011, and after having changed hands multiple times, was purchased in March 2013 by a person who later began torenovatethe interior for use as a private home while preserving the exterior.[1]
During theFebruary 2014 winter storm,most of thebuilding collapsed,except for the frontfaçade.The combination ofsnow,sleet,andfreezing rainapparently triggered the disaster, which did not injure anyone since it was stillvacantduring renovations, and at night, with workers (and nearly all Atlantans) having stayed at home for the day due to the storm. The owner still intends to at least save the historic front when rebuilding.[2][3]
The remains of the building were demolished in April 2016.[citation needed]
References
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- ^"Historic Craigie House owner: Ice 'pushed the roof straight down'".ajc.
- ^"Ice to blame for D.A.R. Building collapse in Midtown - Atlanta News, Weather, Traffic, and Sports | FOX 5".Archived fromthe originalon 2014-02-15.Retrieved2014-02-13.
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