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Documents about the 2011 SPLOST-funded garden at the historic Ware-Lyndon House.

Survey of existing conditions
Tree protection erosion control
Demolition Plan
Grading and Drainage Plan
Layout Plan
Construction Details (1)
Construction Details (2)
Construction Details (3)
Planting Plan
Irrigation Plan
Irrigation Water…

Self-guided tour of the Ware-Lyndon House

Two short histories of members of the Ware family of Athens, Georgia.

Matching pair of Victorian settees originally from the The Cobb-Treanor House, also known as the John A. Cobb House and as the Brittain Place, is located at 1234 South Lumpkin Street.

Circa 1850s rocking chair. Rococo carvings on the arms and upper rail. More elaborate than typical of the period. Blue upholstery with laurel wreath motif.

Tall Victorian 1890s kerosene lamp often referred to as a piano lamp. Original plated finish on base metal pedestal has been buffed to a pewter finish due to extreme wear of original finish. Decorative brass components have also been polished giving…

Victorian bed steps, c. 1840. Mahogany case and middle-eastern woven fabric on the lid. The case hides a porcelain chamber pot.