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Milton design review board approves demolition of historic cottage at Saint Aidan’s in 3–2 vote
Summary
The City of Milton Design Review Board voted 3–2 to recommend demolition of a late-19th‑century cottage on the Saint Aidan’s Episcopal Church property after staff and the applicant said relocation and restoration options failed to materialize.
The City of Milton Design Review Board voted 3–2 to approve demolition of a cottage known locally as the Wallace house on the Saint Aidan’s Episcopal Church property at 13560 Cogburn Road.
City planner Jackie Jennings told the board the house was “constructed between circa 1890 and 1899,” that it appears in the Georgia Historic Resources GIS and the City of Milton historic survey list, and that “several exterior and interior alterations over the years have resulted in some loss of historic architectural character.”
Father Reggie Simmons, director at Saint Aidan’s, called the cottage “uninhabitable, unusable” and said…
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