History Preserved
Posted in General Info, General Real Estate Info, Governmental Issues by Karen Rhodes on June 2nd, 2007 The city of Chickamauga has worked a deal to purchase the Gordon Lee Mansion for 1.5 million. There is a lot of history here that needs to be preserved. The city can get grants along with federal and state funds to preserve it and promote tourism where the private owner was not able to do so.
I think this is great! Now the house will be preserved without fear of it being torn down to make room for a big box store or parking lot.
For those of you not familiar with the Gordon Lee Manion it was an antebellum plantation house built in 1847 by James Gordon. It is the only structure left standing that was used during the Battle of Chickamauga during the Civil War. A short history can be found here.
