Idlewilde is a historic boarding house site built between 1907-1910 at what is now the

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in Butts County,

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. Two granddaughters of Robert Grier, a famous 19th century astronomer and author of the ''Grier Almanac'', built Idlewilde and its gardens. It was operated as a boarding house until 1925. Mr. and Mrs. Willis B. Powell owned the house until 1943 and their guests included

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. The property was then owned by Mrs. Linda T. Rastello until 1979 when she sold it to the State of Georgia. It has been used as the administrative offices of the park since March, 1995. It was placed on the

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in March, 1999. The administrative offices of Indian Springs State Park have been in Idlewilde since March 1995. The park includes waters considered medicinal by Native Americans, giving the park its name, stone buildings and walls built by President

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work crews during the

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, and history of the resort hotels of the area from the early 20th Century. The offices are well preserved and include pine floors, beveled glass windows, and a striking staircase.Indian Springs State Park getting ready for busy season
by Diane Glidewell March 4, 2010 Jackson Progress-Argus

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{{Registered Historic Places Residential buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Georgia (U.S. state) Buildings and structures in Butts County, Georgia National Register of Historic Places in Butts County, Georgia

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