The Craigie House was a historic home located at 1204
Piedmont Avenue NE in
Atlanta, Georgia
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, across from
Piedmont Park
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. Built in 1911, it originally served as the home of the local chapter (the first in Georgia) of the
Daughters of the American Revolution
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A non-profit group, they promote ...
, and was the second-oldest DAR structure in the United States. Historians believe parts of the home were brought from the park after the 1895
Cotton States Exposition was held there.
It is listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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, 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 by
Hurricane Opal in 1995. It was listed as one of the state's most endangered
historic
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places by the
Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation in 2011, and after having changed hands multiple times, was purchased in March 2013 by a person who later began to
renovate the interior for use as a private home while preserving the exterior.
During the
February 2014 winter storm
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, most of the
building collapse
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d, except for the front
façade
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. The combination of
snow
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It consists of frozen crystalline water throughout ...
,
sleet, and
freezing rain apparently triggered the disaster, which did not injure anyone since it was still
vacant
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during 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.
The remains of the building were demolished in April 2016.
References
Houses completed in 1911
Demolished buildings and structures in Atlanta
Buildings and structures demolished in 2016
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