http://www.decaturmetro.com/2012/04/10/if-decided-csd-admin-would-share-beacon-hill-with-other-planned-uses/ Decatur Georgia News, Events, Atlanta News Thu, 18 Sep 2014 04:03:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0 http://www.decaturmetro.com/2012/04/10/if-decided-csd-admin-would-share-beacon-hill-with-other-planned-uses/#comment-206295 Tue, 10 Apr 2012 20:26:40 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=22869#comment-206295 I agree the arts should be a priority at this facility.

]]> http://www.decaturmetro.com/2012/04/10/if-decided-csd-admin-would-share-beacon-hill-with-other-planned-uses/#comment-206294 Tue, 10 Apr 2012 20:25:20 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=22869#comment-206294 I don’t think it is a currently protected historic site, but there is a strong desire to keep the original building in some context and use it to interpret its original use.

]]> http://www.decaturmetro.com/2012/04/10/if-decided-csd-admin-would-share-beacon-hill-with-other-planned-uses/#comment-206273 Tue, 10 Apr 2012 19:04:20 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=22869#comment-206273 Alas, this does not appear to provide any assurance that the arts will remain a part of the plan, however. Currently, Beacon Hill is used by (at least) Decatur School of Ballet and Decatur Civic Chorus. The gymnasium clearly fits in under the “active living” umbrella. It also, I believe, is protected as a historic site and couldn’t be eliminated even if folks had a mind to do so. I hope they can also accommodate the arts as part of the eventual arrangement, but it would seem that space is limited.

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